What causes women to suffer from hyperprolactinemia?

Prolactin is a polypeptide hormone, also called prolactin, which is one of the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland. The physiological effects of prolactin are extremely extensive and complex. Its main function for women is to maintain lactation and promote gonadal development, so it is also called prolactin. So what causes women to suffer from hyperprolactinemia?

1. Nerve stimulation: Experts say that stimulation of certain parts of the skin, especially the chest, including severe pain caused by damage to the peripheral nerves, can be transmitted to the hypothalamus through nerves and cause an increase in prolactin.

2. Pituitary disorders: Experts say that pituitary disorders mainly refer to various tumors in the pituitary area. In addition, some vacuolar sella syndromes, hyperpituitarism, etc. can also cause galactorrhea and amenorrhea.

3. Drug factors: Experts say that the secretion of high prolactin is affected by many factors. For example, intense physical activity, some drugs, trauma and other acute conditions can cause increased secretion of prolactin.

4. Primary hypothyroidism: It is also one of the causes of high prolactin. Experts say that when the thyroid function is hypothyroid, the information of insufficient thyroid secretion is transmitted to the hypothalamus through feedback, causing the hypothalamus to produce a large amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone-releasing factor. This factor can stimulate the pituitary gland to secrete thyroid-stimulating hormone while also stimulating the excessive secretion of pituitary prolactin and causing galactorrhea.

5. Hypothalamic disorders: What are the causes of high prolactin? Experts say that diseases of the female hypothalamus and adjacent parts can cause a decrease in the prolactin-inhibiting factor produced by the hypothalamus, or an increase in prolactin-releasing factor and thyroid-stimulating hormone-releasing factor.