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hyperprolactinemia — Definition

Hiperprolaktinemi / hyperprolactinemia
The level of prolactin hormone in the blood is on the normal. The prerequisite of the pituitary gland arises as a result of excessive prolactin secretion. menstrual irregularities in women can lead to galktore (ste secretion) and infertility; decreased libido in men, erectile dysfunction and gynecomastia. The most frequent causes include pituitary adenomas (prolactinoma), drug use and hypothyroidism.
Turkish
🇹🇷 Hiperprolaktinemi
English
🇬🇧 hyperprolactinemia
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Disease Definition

🔬 Disease Definition
Hiperprolaktinemi, kan prolaktin seviyesinin normalin üzerinde olması durumudur. Hipofiz bezinden prolaktin salgılanmasının artması sonucu ortaya çıkar.
🧬 Causes & Risk Factors
Fizyolojik (gebelik, emzirme, stres), farmakolojik (antipsikotikler, antidepresanlar, antihipertansifler), patolojik (prolaktinoma, hipotalamik hastalıklar, hipotiroidi, böbrek yetmezliği) ve idiyopatik nedenler.
🩺 Symptoms & Signs
Kadınlarda galaktore, amenore, infertilite, libido azalması; erkeklerde jinekomasti, erektil disfonksiyon, libido azalması, infertilite; her iki cinsiyette baş ağrısı, görme alanı defektleri (makroadenomda).
📋 Diagnostic Methods
Serum prolaktin düzeyi ölçümü, hipofiz MRG (adenom varlığında), tiroid fonksiyon testleri, gebelik testi, böbrek fonksiyon testleri.
💊 Treatment Options
Dopamin agonistleri (kabergolin, bromokriptin), altta yatan nedenin tedavisi (hipotiroidide levotiroksin), cerrahi (adenomda dirençli vakalarda), radyoterapi.
⚠️ Complications
Osteoporoz, hipogonadizm, infertilite, görme kaybı (makroadenomda), hipofiz apopleksisi.

Frequently Asked Questions

❓ What is Hiperprolaktinemi?
Hiperprolaktinemi; the level of prolactin hormone in the blood is on the normal. The prerequisite of the pituitary gland arises as a result of excessive prolactin secretion. menstrual irregularities in women can lead to galktore (ste secretion) and infertility; decreased libido in men, erectile dysfunction and gynecomastia. The most frequent causes include pituitary adenomas (prolactinoma), drug use and hypothyroidism.
❓ What is hyperprolactinemia in Turkish?
The Turkish equivalent of "hyperprolactinemia" is Hiperprolaktinemi.
❓ Which medical field is Hiperprolaktinemi related to?
This term belongs to the Diseases category.