Conditions Associated With Decreased Prolactin
Hypoprolactinaemia, or serum prolactin deficiency, is associated with ovarian dysfunction in women, and metabolic syndrome, anxiety, arteriogenic erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, oligozoospermia, asthenospermia, hypofunction of seminal vesicles, and hypoandrogenism in men. In one study, normal sperm characteristics were restored when prolactin levels were brought up to normal values in hypoprolactinemic men.
Hypoprolactinemia can result from:
- Bulimia
- Excess dopamine
- Anti-Parkinson drugs
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