Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for reaching out to our community for personal experiences with a prolactinoma.
For the benefit of all our readers, prolactinoma is the most common type of hormone-producing tumor that can develop in your pituitary gland. It is a noncancerous tumor or adenoma of the pituitary gland and causes overproduction of the hormone prolactin.
The symptoms can result from excessive prolactin in the blood, which is called hyperprolactinemia, or from pressure on surrounding tissues from a large tumor. Because elevated prolactin can disrupt the reproductive system, referred to as hypogonadism. Some of the signs and symptoms of prolactinoma are specific to females or males.
Low bone density, decreased libido, headaches and visual disturbances are symptoms shared by both females and males.
Left untreated, a prolactinoma may grow large enough to compress your optic nerve.
Anonymous, I am glad to hear that the tumor is shrinking and prolactin levels are decreasing. But, your girlfriend really needs to tell her physician about the headaches. Better to be safe than sorry.
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for reaching out to our community for personal experiences with a prolactinoma.
For the benefit of all our readers, prolactinoma is the most common type of hormone-producing tumor that can develop in your pituitary gland. It is a noncancerous tumor or adenoma of the pituitary gland and causes overproduction of the hormone prolactin.
The symptoms can result from excessive prolactin in the blood, which is called hyperprolactinemia, or from pressure on surrounding tissues from a large tumor. Because elevated prolactin can disrupt the reproductive system, referred to as hypogonadism. Some of the signs and symptoms of prolactinoma are specific to females or males.
Low bone density, decreased libido, headaches and visual disturbances are symptoms shared by both females and males.
Left untreated, a prolactinoma may grow large enough to compress your optic nerve.
Anonymous, I am glad to hear that the tumor is shrinking and prolactin levels are decreasing. But, your girlfriend really needs to tell her physician about the headaches. Better to be safe than sorry.
Regards,
August 28, 2015 - 8:19amMaryann
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