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Re: To Dr. Sam: prolactin levels
From: Fernanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:37:37 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks, Dr. Sam!
Is there a certain cycle day when the prolactin test should be done?
Thanks for your help,
Fernanda
At Fri, 19 Apr 2002, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>> Hi Dr. Sam!
>> I am in my native Brazil. I decided to come home to hear what the
>> doctor that used to have me on Androcur had to say (the one that finally
>> diagnosed the PCOS). Like you, he said that I should not take Aldactone
>> while TTC. He was surprised that we have been on clomid 7 months, had
>> HSG, semen analysis, post-coital, HCG shots and lots of blood work, but
>> never tested PROLACTIN levels. Could this be something? Should a
>> prolactin test have been done already? He said that in Brazil this is a
>> standard test done in the begginning of the fertility work-up. Is this
>> different in the US?
>> Thanks for your insight. You really clear things up for us.
>> Fernanda
>>
>> --
>> Fernanda
>>
>Hi is absolutely righ. Prolactin belongs to the basic hormones to be tested for in an infertility work-up-
>
>Sam
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Fernanda
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