Facts & Figures #56 — Edit
Classification Relationships — through Subtopic3
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology→
Basic→
Endocrinology→
General→
Pituitary→
Prolactin→
Hyperprolactinaemia
Obstetrics and Gynaecology→
Basic→
Endocrinology→
General→
Pituitary→
Prolactin→
Prolactinoma
Obstetrics and Gynaecology→
Basic→
Endocrinology→
General→
Pituitary→
Prolactin→
Regulation
Related Questions (4)
Matched through Subtopic3
A woman with primary hypothyroidism develops hyperprolactinaemia. Which regulatory change provides the most direct explanation for the raised prolactin concentration?
Endocrinology →
General →
Pituitary →
Prolactin →
Regulation
A woman with oligomenorrhoea and galactorrhoea has a persistently raised serum prolactin concentration. MRI demonstrates a pituitary lesion measuring 12 mm in maximum diameter. How should this lesion be classified?
Endocrinology →
General →
Pituitary →
Prolactin →
Prolactinoma
A lesion compresses the pituitary stalk and interrupts normal hypothalamic influence on the anterior pituitary. Which hormonal abnormality is particularly expected?
Endocrinology →
General →
Pituitary →
Prolactin →
Regulation
A woman has amenorrhoea and hyperprolactinaemia secondary to a prolactinoma. Which alteration most directly links the raised prolactin concentration with her reproductive dysfunction?
Endocrinology →
General →
Pituitary →
Prolactin →
Hyperprolactinaemia