Title : Testosterone replacement-induced hyperprolactinaemia: case report and review of the literature.

Pub. Date : 2005 Mar

PMID : 15829128






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1 Half of all men with prolactin (PRL)-producing macroadenomas present with hypogonadism, decreased libido and impotence, and therefore require testosterone replacement. Testosterone prolactin Homo sapiens
2 Half of all men with prolactin (PRL)-producing macroadenomas present with hypogonadism, decreased libido and impotence, and therefore require testosterone replacement. Testosterone prolactin Homo sapiens
3 On separate occasions, we documented a rise in PRL when testosterone replacement was started and a fall in PRL when testosterone replacement was stopped (r = 0.6090, P = 0.0095). Testosterone prolactin Homo sapiens
4 We hypothesize that the exogenous testosterone was aromatized to oestradiol, which stimulated the release of PRL by the anterior pituitary. Testosterone prolactin Homo sapiens