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Could my prolactin secreting tumor which is causing elevated prolactin levels also be affecting my thyroid?
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Possible: If your prolactinoma is enlarging in size, then it can potentially create a pressure effect on cells in the pituitary gland that secrete tsh, the very signal that controls thyroid gland hormone production. I urge you discuss this with your endocrinologist to see if imaging study is needed.
Answered 10/7/2011
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Prolactin: A tumor of the pituitary can interfere with other pituitary hormones like tsh. This hormone stimulates thyroid hormone secretion and if low, can cause hypothyroidism.
Answered 12/18/2016
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