Description

• Hyperprolactinemia is a condition of elevated serum prolactin. Prolactin is a 198-amino acid protein produced in the lactotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland
• The primary function of prolactin is to enhance breast development during pregnancy and to induce lactation

Types

• Galactorrhoea
• Headache
• Visual disturbances
• Irregular bleeding or anovulation
• Infertility

Investigation

• Serum Prolactin levels
• Normal fasting value is generally less than 25-30 ng/ml
• Prolactin stimulation test – to rule out prolactinoma
• Cranial contrast MRI – to rule out pituitary adenomas 

Treatments

• Dopamine agonists
• Surgery for Macroadenoma
• Monitor progression of macroadenoma by MRI and prolactin level
• Craniotomy/ Transsphenoidal resection if needed

Ayurvedic Treatment

Internal Medicines

• Aragwadhadi Kashaya
• Thiktaka kashaya
• Kanchanara Guggulu 
• Sidharthaka Taila
• Punarnavasava

Procedures

• Snehapana - Sidharthaka Taila
• Vamana
• Thakradhara
• Sthana bandhana with Jathi Kusuma

Department

Female Infertility