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Re: ELEVATED PROLACTIN AND MISSED PERIODS!From: james Connerth md (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 8 May 1998 11:09:18 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 8 May 1998, deb wrote: > >is there any harm in leaving a VERY SLIGHTLY elevated prolactin level >(35) untreated? is there any harm (ie. estrogen deficiency or bone loss >problems) in missing periods for any length of time? is there a certain >number of periods per year one should have for good health? i have no >interest in medications unless necessary. Prolactin has a diurnal rhythm-hi in AM.May vary with phase of cycle.Missing periods may lead to abnormal proliferation of uterine lining(endometrium)and increase risk of uterine cancer.Also-prolonged anovulation may also lead to an in- crease of ovarian androgen production and it's consequences.
-- j.connerth md
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