Prolactin is one of the most important end hormone hormones especially in the matter of reproduction of both sexes. Blood prolactin testing is in place for cases of infertility in both men and women, menstrual disorders or rare cases of in vismalysis.
1. Cases where blood prolactin testing is required
Prolactin testing in each gender is different depending on the purpose and condition of each person. The general purpose of the blood prolactin test is to:
- Identify cases where the tumor produces excess prolactin, monitor, evaluate the progress as well as the response of the tumor to the treatments.
- Exclude pitular or lower hillside diseases by combining prolactin testing with testing for some other hormones such as GH growth hormone…
- Monitor the condition of patients being treated with certain medications that may affect the production of dopamine (the hormone that inhibits prolactin production).
- Check for genital disorders in both men and women. Females: menstrual disorders, infertility, disorders in milking … Male: Erectile dysfunction,male enlarged breast syndrome, infertility …
- In cases of in vi vis tube fertilization, prolactin testing is one of the important indicators because Prolactin is directly involved in the process of ovulation through inhibition of the production of FSH (the hormone that stimulates the ripening of follicles) and LH (the hormone that stimulates ovulation).
Prolactin, on the other hand, is also one of the causes of infertility in men. In vi vismable in vism fertilization can proceed, how successful the result is determined 90% by eggs and sperm. At this time, the concentration of prolactin in the blood form is an important factor in the fertilization process.
1.1. Prolactin testing in women
Prolactin testing is in place in women when the following clinical manifestations are present:
- Frequent headaches of unknown causes.
- Manifestations of vision loss, poor vision, blurred vision.
- Suddenly there are signs of lactation that are not related to childbirth or lactation.
- Prolonged menstrual disorders, short or long menstrual cycles, irregular menstruation.
- Having normal and stable menstruation, not yet premenausal but naturally loss of menopause of unknown causes, not pregnancy.
- Cases of infertility are also prescribed as prolactin tests to determine the cause of infertility.
- Patients present with insular insularity.
1.2. Prolactin test in men
- Frequent headaches but unknown causes.
- There is vision loss.
- Erectile dysfunction, premature estm.
- In case of diluted semen, infertility, infertility there is also a prolactin test in place to exclude the cause.
- Decreased libido.
- There is a phenomenon of milk flow in men.
- The mammary glands develop abnormalities in size and body.
2. Note when testing for blood prolactin
Products:
- The product is serum, plasma with anti-freezing with heparin, EDTA.
- Patients should fast before taking blood for testing about 12 hours, without using stimulants or alcohol-containing substances within 24 hours before the test.
- Prolactin levels usually increase with sleep and achieve the highest concentrations in the blood in the morning. Therefore, to be most accurate it is advising to take the blood test prolactin in the morning, it is best after waking up about 3 to 4 hours.
- Store the product well to avoid oxidation changes in the active substance by environmental factors.
+ If stored for a period of 14 days, it should be stored at a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius.
+ If stored for 6 months, it is required to store at a temperature of -20 degrees Celsius or lower.
After a specimen is available, blood prolactin testing can be conducted using two methods: either photoeous electrolycular immunity or photoeous immunosthesization.
Since prolactin levels in the blood can vary from time to time, in each stage, furthermore the change in prolactin levels can be a physical transformation that can also be a pathology abnormality, so for an accurate diagnosis, it is not recommended to do the test only once.
Ask patients carefully about their medical history, clinical signs as well as drug use status or daily routines for the most accurate diagnosis, diagnosis of exclusion, no hasty diagnosis when relying solely on a prolactin test result.
Prolactin testing is one of the regular indicators to identify disorders in the function of reproduction of men and women. If abnormal manifestations such as headache, menstrual disorders, erectile dysfunction, abnormal breastfeeding are detected… or see your doctor immediately for timely consultation and treatment to avoid affecting fertility leading to rare infertility.
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