Bromocriptine suppressed lactation by depressing the serum prolactin (PRL) level in 10 of 12 cases with profuse galactorrhea. The PRL level in galactorrhea milk was lower than in serum and was similar to that obtained in normal mature milk. However, significantly higher total solid, total ash, lipid
An endocrinopathy characterised by hyperprolactinaemia and galactorrhoea was found to be associated with primary hypothyroidism in an entire bitch. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by lowered baseline T4 blood levels, reduced response to the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test, elevated prolactin
The biochemical nature of nipple discharge, including galactorrhea, and the physiology of lactation in patients with nipple discharge have not been studied extensively. Studies of the composition of nipple discharges may provide further insight into the complex processes involved in their secretion.
Endocrine function was studied in a 24 year old female with lipoatrophic diabetes (LD). Baseline endocrine studies (serum triglycerides: 2600 mg/dl) demonstrated hyperprolactinemia (serum prolactin 51 ng/ml), increased ACTH levels, absence of suppression of ACTH to a high dose of dexamethasone which
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