Patient's question:
What department should I go to for high prolactin levels? I want to go to the Maternal and Child Health Center to see a gynecologist. Is this professional?Doctor's answer:
Prolactin decrease, medically known as hyperprolactinemia, is an endocrine disorder of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis dysfunction. Its main symptoms include significantly increased menstrual volume, menstrual oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, infertility, galactorrhea, menopausal symptoms, etc. This condition accounts for approximately 20% of infertility caused by endocrine factors. You can go to the hospital's endocrinology department to undergo relevant endocrine tests for a prompt and accurate diagnosis. Hyperprolactinemia is primarily caused by pituitary lesions, especially prolactinomas secreting excessive prolactin. Generally, treatment is mainly managed in the endocrinology department.