Hyperprolactinemia in Children During the Peripubertal Period - Personal Observations

Abstract

1. It is necessary to determine prolactin in each girl with unexplained amenorrhea irrespective of galactorrhea. 2. In some patients with prolactinoma the basal prolactin levels may be in the normal range, but they are increased in the MTC test. 3. In girls with various disorders of the menstrual cycle it is necessary to determine the level of prolactin with a provocative test.