What are the causes of low prolactin?

The pituitary gland is an important place for women to secrete hormones. This area is also prone to abnormalities. A typical example is low or high pituitary prolactin, which has a serious impact on women's health. In particular, low pituitary prolactin has produced many serious consequences, and the cause must be understood. So, what are the reasons for low pituitary prolactin? Let’s take a closer look below.

(1) Pituitary prolactinoma: serum prolactin levels may be >200 ng/ml; other pituitary tumors or hyperplasia, pituitary stalk cut-off or destruction, etc. may also increase prolactin levels.

(2) Primary hypothyroidism or hypogonadism, idiopathic galactorrhea, gynecomastia, severe hyperthyroidism, Cushing's disease and Addison's disease.

(3) Hypothalamic glioma, craniopharyngioma, sarcoidosis and metastatic cancer; adolescent amenorrhea, emaciation and anorexia syndrome and postpartum amenorrhea and galactorrhea syndrome, etc.

(4) Ectopic prolactin secretion syndrome caused by breast cancer, kidney cancer, bronchial cancer and lung cancer.

(5) Chronic renal failure.

(6) Thoracic surgery, chest wall injury, herpes zoster, etc.

The above is an introduction to the causes of low pituitary prolactin. I hope it will be helpful for women. There are many reasons for low pituitary prolactin. In daily life, if you find this situation, you must pay enough attention to it, actively look for the cause, and then take effective measures to treat it to avoid more serious consequences.