%0 Journal Article
%T Hyperprolactinemia associated with macroprolactinoma in a 17-year-old: A case report
%A Adam Czyzyk
%A Rafal Kurzawa
%J Archive of "Case Reports in Women's Health".
%D 2019
%R 10.1016/j.crwh.2019.e00111
%X Hyperprolactinemia is a relatively common endocrine disorder. In women of reproductive age it may present as the amenorrhea-galactorrhea syndrome, but in milder forms also as menstrual abnormalities or infertility. Here we describe a 17-year-old girl previously treated with a combined oral contraceptive due to secondary amenorrhea. Hormonal tests showed hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with severe hyperprolactinemia (PRL concentration 1639£¿ng/ml). Further tests confirmed the presence of a pituitary macroadenoma. Cabergoline treatment was effective in the restoration of a spontaneous menstrual cycle and PRL normalization. In conclusion, clinicians should be aware of the diagnostic and therapeutic problems in the management of hyperprolactinemia
%K PRL
%K Hyperprolactinemia
%K Prolactinoma
%K Secondary amenorrhea
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6465757/