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Diseases » Hyperprolactinemia » Glossary

Glossary for Hyperprolactinemia

Amenorrhea: Absence of menstrual periods due to many possible causes.
Decreased libido: Decreased libido is a reduction in the sex drive
Diabetes: Failing or reduced ability of the body to handle sugars.
Female infertility: Infertility that affects the female
Galactorrhea: Abnormal breast milk production
Hyperostosis frontalis interna: A disorder where the front bone of the skull becomes thicker than normal.
Hypothyroidism: Too little thyroid hormone production.
Impaired glucose tolerance: Mild glucose metabolism problems not severe enough to be called diabetes.
Impotence: Inability to attain or sustain an erection.
McCune-Albright Syndrome: A rare genetic multisystem disorder characterized by abnormal skin pigmentation and endocrine gland dysfunction and replacement of parts of bone tissue with fibrous material.
Menstrual disorders: Any condition that is associated with the female menstrual cycle
Nevi - atrial myxoma - myxoid neurofibromata - ephelides: A very rare syndrome characterized by spotty pigmentation on the skin and the development of multiple benign tumors (myxoma) that can occur just about anywhere in the body but mainly in the skin, breast and heart and endocrine glands such as the thyroid and pituitary gland. The symptoms are highly variable depending on the location, size and number of tumors. Endocrine gland tumors can affect hormone production and hence result in a range of symptoms.
Oligomenorrhea: A medical term that refers to light or infrequent menstrual periods. The condition can be caused by a number of disorders including Graves disease, thyrotoxicosis or a pituitary tumor.
Osteoporosis: Bone thinning and weakening from bone calcium depletion.
Pituitary Cancer: Cancer of the pituitary gland.
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects approximately 5% of all women.
Prolactinoma: Benign cancer of the pituitary gland producing prolactin.
Sheehan Syndrome: A rare condition that occurs in women who suffer a severe uterine hemorrhage during childbirth. The resulting blood loss may damage the pituitary gland and result in hypopituitarism.