Serious Symptoms Of A Prolactinoma

Infertility

This kind of pituitary tumor causes a condition referred to as hyperprolactinemia, or too much prolactin in the body, which can cause an affected woman to experience infertility through a few different mechanisms. High levels of prolactin in a woman's body can cause her to stop ovulating completely, which will cause her to have problems becoming pregnant. Another way hyperprolactinemia can cause infertility is through the luteal phase defect. The luteal phase defect occurs when a woman ovulates as usual, but her body does not produce enough progesterone after she has ovulated. Without enough progesterone after ovulation, the lining of a woman's uterus is not able to support the implantation of an embryo. Some women who have a smaller prolactinoma may experience ovulation that occurs infrequently enough to make it difficult for her to become pregnant.

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