Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Prolactinomas

Question:

Have you all had your prolactin levels checked?  I found out I had PCOS months before I found out I had a prolactinoma.  My OBGYN discovered the PCOS and sent me to a endocrinologist who ran bloodwork and discovered the prolactinoma.  Apparently they’re pretty common and it was causing as much trouble as the PCOS as far as ttc.  I was wondering if it’s a common thing for PCOS women to have prolacinomas too?  A prolactinoma, for those who don’t know, is a small benign tumor on the pituitary gland that messes up hormones so you never get a period or ovulate. Pam

Response:

Try the Fertility and Sterility Feb 1999 issue. One of the articles talks about an Italian study with PCOS women doing well on Cabergoline/Dostinex, a medication to treat hyperprolactimia. Victoria "Qintes" <Qin…@floodcity.net> wrote in message

news:3CFE77C8.FE61A749@floodcity.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Have you all had your prolactin levels checked?  I found out I had PCOS > months before I found out I had a prolactinoma.  My OBGYN discovered the > PCOS and sent me to a endocrinologist who ran bloodwork and discovered > the prolactinoma.  Apparently they’re pretty common and it was causing > as much trouble as the PCOS as far as ttc.  I was wondering if it’s a > common thing for PCOS women to have prolacinomas too?  A prolactinoma, > for those who don’t know, is a small benign tumor on the pituitary gland > that messes up hormones so you never get a period or ovulate. > Pam

Response:

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