Prolactin: Should Men with Erectile Dysfunction Be Tested ?

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The interplay between prolactin and cardiovascular disease - PMC

Hyperprolactinemia can be caused by several conditions and its effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis are understood in more detail. Nevertheless, in recent decades, other metabolic effects have been studied and data pointed to a ...

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Management of Prolactinomas

This guideline focuses on managing prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas in adults, excluding pregnancy. The panel recommends cabergoline as the first-choice pharmacological treatment, with bromocriptine as an alternative for intolerant patients. Medication and surgery are suggested as suitable...

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Pharmacological hyperprolactinemia: a retrospective analysis of 501 hyperprolactinemia cases in primary care setting - PubMed

In this series of cases, drugs represented the 39.4% of the causes of hyperprolactinemia. The most common drugs were OCPs in women and antipsychotics/antidepressants in men. Antidepressants/antipsychotics were drugs that caused the greatest elevation of the prolactin levels and showed...

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The impact of hyperprolactinemia on sexual function

https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article-abstract/21/3/197/7614825?redirectedFrom=fulltext Introduction Hyperprolactinemia, defined by elevated levels of prolactin,has a significant negative impact on sexual function through effects such as reduced sexual desire in men and women and erectile...

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