A prolactinoma is a benign pituitary tumor that makes the hormone prolactin. While these tumors aren’t life threatening, they can cause fertility challenges and vision problems. Most are treated with ...

Prolactin, dopamine, and estrogen are interrelated, but it is not a simple mechanism where if one goes up, another must go ...

Invasive pituitary adenomas with infrasellar extension can present with epistaxis and nasal obstruction, mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and leading to misdiagnosis. A 32‑year‑old male was ...

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers among women worldwide, and researchers have long sought to understand the myriad factors that may influence its development. Among these factors, ...

A recent study found a minor link between prolactin levels and the risk of developing estrogen receptor (ER)-positive or ER-negative breast cancers. However, there was no association found between the ...

Erectile dysfunction predominantly affects older men after prostatectomy for cancer. However, young men can also be affected; a case report by Kai-Philipp Linse, MD, and Martin Hartmann, MD, PhD, in ...

I am a 63-year-old man. At a recent visit to my endocrinologist for my annual thyroid check (I have Hashimoto’s disease), I revealed that I have been suffering from fatigue and erectile dysfunction.

Galactorrhea is when your breasts produce milk or a milk-like substance when you are not pregnant or breastfeeding a baby. It occurs when you have too much of a hormone called prolactin. Galactorrhea ...