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| | "Is Prolactin Ruining Your Love Life?" Reuniting |
 | | Perhaps one day therapists who study addiction (and the relationship between dopamine and prolactin) will lend their support to this natural way to balance our emotions. | | | We're suggesting that orgasm leads to high levels (or surges) of prolactin over a two-week period (...of course most lovers do not wait two weeks, which means these neurochemical swings are always affecting their relationships). | | | Women are not alone in releasing prolactin after orgasm—Exton's previous research on men and animals has uncovered a similar dynamic. |
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http://reuniting.info/RAProlactin.htm
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| | Human Reproduction, Lectures: Prolactin |
| | Once an elevated prolactin level is documented, the gynecologist must be familiar with neuroanatomy as well as imaging techniques and their interpretation. | | | This is preferably drawn midmorning and not after stress, venipuncture,breast stimulation, or physical examination, which increases prolactin levels. | | | Patients can be reassured that hyperprolactinemia usually is associated with a relatively benign condition (pituitary microadenoma or hyperplasia) that requires only periodic monitoring. |
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http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/human_reprod/lectures/prolactin
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| | Prolactinoma |
| | In the best medical centers, surgery corrects prolactin levels in 80 percent of patients with a serum prolactin less than 250 ng/ml. | | | The results of surgery depend a great deal on tumor size and prolactin level as well as the skill and experience of the neurosurgeon. | | | If medical therapy is only partially successful, this therapy should continue, possibly combined with surgery or radiation. |
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http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/prolact/prolact.htm
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| | Prolactin - SJMMC, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| | Treatment for a pituitary gland tumor that is producing prolactin includes medication, such as bromocryptine (Parlodel), removal by surgery, or radiation therapy. | | | If you have bleeding or clotting problems, or if you take blood-thinning medication, tell your health professional before your blood is drawn. | | | For more information, see the medical test Testosterone. |
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http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/15092.cfm
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| | eMedicine - Prolactin Deficiency : Article by Charles T Benson, MD, PhD |
| | Currently, no medication exists to treat prolactin deficiency; however, experimental recombinant human prolactin has been formulated and shown to be effective in correcting lactational performance in rats treated with bromocriptine. | | | Lucas A, Baker BA, Cole TJ: Plasma prolactin and clinical outcome in preterm infants. | | | Lopez-Calderon A, Ariznavarreta C, Calderon MD, et al: Role of the adrenal cortex in chronic stress-induced inhibition of prolactin secretion in male rats. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1914.htm
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| | Prolactin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The amount of prolactin can be an indicator for the amount of sexual satisfaction and relaxation. | | | Sucking by the baby on the nipple then promotes further prolactin release, maintaining the ability to lactate. | | | Prolactin has many effects, the most important of which is to stimulate the mammary glands to produce milk (lactation). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolactin
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| | Prolactin: The Test |
| | Ideally, your blood sample should usually be drawn a couple of hours after waking up, preferably after you have been resting quietly for 30 minutes (although your doctor may have his own reasons for doing them at other times). | | | For more information on reference ranges, please read Reference Ranges and What They Mean. | | | Determine the cause of headaches and visual disturbances |
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http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/prolactin/test.html
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| | Hyperprolactinemia (High Prolactin) |
| | Surgical scars on the chest wall or other chest wall irritations like shingles can trigger a rise in levels. | | | Spitzer, M. et al; Pattern of development of hyperprolactinemia after initiation of haloperidol therapy. | | | For those not wishing to become pregnant, physicians may choose simply to monitor levels as needed. |
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http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learning/articles/prolactin.html
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| | Prolactin |
| | Finally, prolactin appears to have stimulatory effects in some species on reproductive or maternal behaviors such as nest building and retrieval of scattered young. | | | This condition has numerous causes, including prolactin-secreting tumors and therapy with certain drugs. | | | A considerable amount of research is in progress to delineate the role of prolactin in normal and pathologic immune responses. |
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http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/endocrine/hypopit/prolactin.html
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| | 2000 GRC on Prolactin |
| | "Prolactin is a survival factor for androgen-deprived rat dorsal and lateral prostate epithelium in organ culture" | | | Your abstracts will be assigned a presentation date by Dr. Paul Kelly, Vice-Chair of the Prolactin GRC. | | | "Prolactin signaling pathways and regulation of apoptosis during mammary gland involution" |
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http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2000/prolac.htm
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| | Fact Sheet: Prolactin Excess |
| | Surgical scars on the chest wall and other chest wall irritations (shingles for example) can trigger excess prolactin secretion. | | | Bromocriptine (Parlodel®) is the main drug used to treat prolactin excess. | | | Prolactin levels should be measured in women who experience these conditions. |
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http://www.fertilethoughts.net/faq/asrm/prolact.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Prolactin |
| | Prolactin levels can be elevated in the following conditions: | | | Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others. | | | There is no known normal function of prolactin in men. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003718.htm
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| | Prolactin test |
| | Reference ranges vary from laboratory to laboratory but are generally within the following values: | | | Like the human growth hormone, prolactin acts directly on tissues, and its levels rise in response to sleep and to physical or emotional stress. | | | Stress from trauma, illness, surgery, or even nervousness about a blood test can elevate prolactin levels. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/prolactin_test.jsp
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| | GHRH, Growth Hormone, Somatomedins, and Prolactin |
| | This makes some physiological sense and could be nature's way of spacing out child-rearing responsibilities. | | | The synergistic relationship between prolactin and progesterone release for preparation of the uterus for implantation is important. | | | Comparison of human growth hormone (hGH) and human prolactin (hPRL) raises the concept of meaningful protein homology. |
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| | Prolactin concentrations may also be increased by drugs such as chloropromazine and reserpine, and may be lowered by bromocyptine and L-dopa. | | | Prolactin levels are elevated in renal disease and hypothyroidism, and in some situations of stress, exercise, and hypoglycemia. | | | Prolactin concentrations have been shown to be increased by estrogens, thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), and several drugs affecting dopaminergic mechanism. |
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http://www.rapidtest.com/Prolactin_4226.doc
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| | Prolactin |
| | The physiological significance of milk prolactin to the infant is uncertain. | | | Prolactin may exert some of its biological effect by a shift in the ratio of active to less active forms of the molecule. | | | Prolactin has other functions including an essential role in the maintenance of immune system functions. |
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http://www.ithyroid.com/prolactin.htm
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| | Prolactin |
| | The analysis of prolactin can be used for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the anterior pituitary gland or the hypothalamus. | | | Note that prolactin secretion is pulsatile and also shows diurnal variation, with the serum concentration increasing during sleep and their lowest ~3 hours after waking. | | | Prolactin's principal physiological action is to initiate and sustain lactation. |
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http://www.waichung.demon.co.uk/webanim/ProWeb.htm
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| | Prolactin: Common Questions |
| | Treatment can reduce prolactin levels and symptoms and restore fertility, but the medications may have to be taken for several months or years. | | | Increased levels of prolactin are often seen in people with hypothyroidism (although they do not cause it). | | | Testosterone (levels will usually be low in a male when prolactin is high), FSH, and LH (to help evaluate ovulation and fertility), an MRI (to show pituitary enlargement and help locate a tumor), and an eye examination (to evaluate visual disturbances). |
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http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/prolactin/faq.html
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| | Prolactin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | Prolactin definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms | | | Abnormally low prolactin (hypoprolactinemia or prolactin deficiency) can cause menstrual disorders and lead to inadequate lactation. | | | It also has many other functions, including essential roles in the maintenance of the immune system. |
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=22069
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| | Anti-Prolactin antibodies from RDI Divison of Fitzgerald Industries Intl |
| | see also recombinant human Prolactin and HumanProlactin Elisa kit cat#RDI-1203BCL $281.00 | | | Please inquire for other applications or types of antibodies not listed below. | | | Absorption with 10 - 100 µg prolactin per ml diluted antiserum inactives the antiserum, while HGH, HCH, LH and FSH do not. |
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