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What does it mean if my pituitary is hypersecreting prolactin due to a head injury?

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Yes and no: Most men diagnosed with a prolactinoma have some degree of loss of sex hormone production. They may also have visual loss and/or headache. A minority of patients with large tumors may have bleeding into the tumor (pituitary apoplexy) causing relatively sudden onset of headache, visual loss, double vision, and/or pituitary failure.

Answered 9/14/2018

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I have double the highest range of ACTH, DHEA and elevated prolactin, low progesterone. No visible adrenal/pituitary tumor on MRI/CT, and also a positive ANA yet no disease antibody were positive. I am EXHAUSTED all the time. HELP what could it mean?

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Is body hair permanent? I mean I have pcod and hormonal imbalance. I am having body hair but it is not heriditary will it reduce with growing age? I have high levels of prolactin as well?

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My prolactin level is 35 is this something to worry about ? my dr told me I could possibly have a benign pituitary tumor which worries me

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I have high prolactin followed by a little galactorrea previously I had small pituitary tumor which disappeared after use of cabergolin..still high.

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24 y/o male pituitary macro prolactinoma. Initial prolactin level at diagnoses was 4100. It is now 1900 after 3 months. Good progress so far? Thanks!

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