Laboratory and clinical significance of macroprolactinemia in women with hyperprolactinemia
The role of macroprolactinemia in women with hyperprolactinemia is currently controversial and can lead to clinical dilemmas, depending upon the origin of macroprolactin, the presence of hyperprolactinemic symptoms and monomeric prolactin (PRL) levels. Macroprolactinemia is mostly considered an extrapituitary phenomenon of mild and asymptomatic hyperprolactinemia associated with normal concentrations of monomeric PRL and a predominance of macroprolactin confined to the vascular system, which is biologically inactive.
Source: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Miro Kasum, Slavko Ore šković, Ermin Čehić, Martina Šunj, Albert Lila, Emina Ejubović Tags: Review Article Source Type: research