Prolactinoma: options for the treatment of pituitary gland tumor

By Mayo Clinic staff
Prolactinoma is a condition in which a usually noncancerous tumor (adenoma) in the pituitary gland in your brain overproduces prolactin hormone. The main effect of prolactin is a decrease in the levels of some hormones — estrogen in women and testosterone in men.

Although Prolactinoma is not life-threatening, can impair your vision, cause infertility and produce other effects. Prolactinoma is one of several types of cancer that can develop in your pituitary gland.

Doctors may treat Prolactinoma with medications often effectively to restore your prolactin level to normal. Surgery to remove the pituitary tumor, may also be an option for treating Prolactinoma.

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