HYPERPROLACTINEMIA
\hˌa͡ɪpəpɹˌɒlɐkta͡ɪnˈiːmi͡ə], \hˌaɪpəpɹˌɒlɐktaɪnˈiːmiə], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_p_ɹ_ˌɒ_l_ɐ_k_t_aɪ_n_ˈiː_m_iə]\
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Increased levels of prolactin in the blood, which may be associated with AMENORRHEA and GALACTORRHEA. Relatively common etiologies include PROLACTINOMA, medication effect, KIDNEY FAILURE, granulomatous diseases of the pituitary gland, and disorders which interfere with the hypothalamic inhibition of prolactin release. Ectopic (non-pituitary) production of prolactin may also occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp77-8)
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