We decided to stop therapy and monitor. Now, one year later, her prolactin remains normal. I would not have begun dopamine agonist initially but instead would have repeated prolactin and followed ...

Its action is as a hormone that is an inhibitor or prolactin release from the anterior lobe of the pituitary. Dopamine acts on receptors that are specific for it. Five subtypes of mammalian ...

When prolactin levels are abnormally high, it is due to conditions that either decrease the production of dopamine ... affect the function of the HPA axis. The most common cause of ...

Whether dopamine-agonist withdrawal is associated with re-expansion of the tumor in patients who experience incomplete prolactin suppression with use of these drugs is not known. As most tumors ...

Dopamine, a chemical in the brain, helps control prolactin production. Medications that affect dopamine levels may cause increased prolactin levels. Medications that may cause high prolactin ...

Dopamine is a vital neurotransmitter in the ... attention, inhibition of prolactin production, sleep, mood and learning. Excess and deficiency of this vital chemical is the cause of several ...

Prolactin is produced and released into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland. That production is usually slowed when the hypothalamus releases dopamine, a natural prolactin inhibitor.

That production is usually slowed when the hypothalamus releases dopamine, a natural prolactin inhibitor. Stress can disrupt this natural balance, resulting in increased prolactin levels.