What to do if prolactin is elevated and you have polycystic ovaries

Many women will find elevated prolactin and polycystic ovary during physical examinations. This condition is mostly caused by endocrine abnormalities in their bodies. When women experience this situation, it will bring about many adverse effects, and people need to pay special attention to it and take timely measures to treat it. The following is a detailed introduction on what to do if prolactin is elevated and there is polycystic ovary.

Increased prolactin and polycystic ovary are manifestations of hyperprolactinemia caused by endocrine hormone abnormalities, including polycystic ovary syndrome. If this happens, long-term medication is needed, otherwise it will cause long-term amenorrhea, obesity, acne, and even infertility. It is recommended to use some short-acting contraceptives such as Diane 35, or Yasmin, Yusela, and Marvelon for oral administration for three months to six months for treatment and observation. The treatment of this disease is a long process and requires patience.

Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone, also called prolactin (PRL), which is one of the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland. Women secrete abundant prolactin in the late stages of pregnancy and during lactation to promote breast development and lactation. The highest level of prolactin in the serum of non-pregnant women generally does not exceed 20 ng/ml.

Prolactin is secreted by specialized cells concentrated on both sides of the posterior pituitary gland and originates from the same cells as growth hormone. Elevated prolactin, medically known as hyperprolactinemia, is a dysfunctional disease of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis. Its main symptoms are a significant decrease in menstrual volume, infrequent menstruation or even amenorrhea, infertility, galactorrhea, menopausal symptoms, etc.

Excessive prolactin levels can also cause the ovaries to lose their ability to respond to gonadotropins, significantly reducing the synthesis of estrogen and progesterone, causing estrogen, which plays an important role in the conception process, to be at a low level, directly affecting the fertility function. When the amount of sex hormones decreases to a certain level, patients will experience many symptoms similar to those of female menopause.

What to do if prolactin is too high?

treat:

Before treatment, the causes of high prolactin should be analyzed first, and then treatment should be carried out according to different causes. If it is caused by drugs, you can stop taking the medicine after consulting a doctor; if it is caused by hypothyroidism, you can take related drugs for replacement treatment; if it is caused by a pituitary tumor, the tumor should be treated with drugs or surgery. In addition, treatment to inhibit prolactin secretion can also be performed. Drug treatment requires compliance with doctor's orders and attention to rational use of drugs. If you are a woman who wants to have a baby, it is recommended that you first undergo prolactin inhibition treatment, and then actively prepare for pregnancy after the PRL level stabilizes. If ovulation still cannot be restored, ovulation-inducing drugs can be used for ovulation-inducing treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

Conditioning:

Pay attention to diet and exercise: eat appropriate amounts of high-protein foods, vegetables and fruits. Keep exercising. Pay attention to a regular life and try not to stay up late. Pay attention to dietary diversity, choose foods that can improve immunity, eat appropriate amounts of high-protein foods, vegetables and fruits, and stay away from foods that are too hot, greasy, and spicy. Pay attention to a regular life, insist on going to bed early and getting up early, and avoid staying up late. You can do some aerobic exercise of appropriate intensity.