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Does hyperprolactinemia always need to be treated if the patient has regular menses, no galactorrhea, no desire for fertility and MRI of the pituitary is normal?

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Endocrinology · Johns Hopkins Endocrinology and Pituitary Center
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No, it does not, although there is some soft data that hyperprolactinemia may be associated with metabolic dysfunction. However, a diagnosis is needed. Asymptomatic hyperprolactinemia may be due to macroprolactinemia. If monomeric prolactin is normal, you can reassure the patient that the only treat...

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Endocrinology · Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center Endocrinology
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No, it does not need to be treated in such a case.

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