Table 1: Clinical characteristics, past history and symptoms of study participants with macroprolactinemia and true hyperprolactinemia.
|
Parameters |
Prolactin |
|
|
Macroprolactin (%) N = 5 |
Monomeric prolactin (%) n = 28 |
|
|
Amenorrhea |
0 |
2 (7.1) |
|
Galactorrhea |
4 (80) |
19 (67.9) |
|
Spaniomenorrhea |
0 |
7 (25) |
|
Infertility |
3 (60) |
17 (60.7) |
|
No symptom |
1 (20) |
5 (17.9) |
|
Irregular menstrual cycle |
2 (40) |
19 (67.9) |
|
Hormonal contraception |
0 |
2 (7.1) |
|
Obstetrical history |
4 (80) |
13 (46.4) |
|
Desire to conceive |
3 (60) |
17 (60.7) |
|
Pathology of the female genital tract |
0 |
12 (42.9) |
|
Age (years)* |
33 ± 5.15 |
31.5 ± 7.28 |
|
DBP(mmHg)* |
82 ± 16 |
76 ± 6 |
|
SBP(mmHg)* |
114 ± 20 |
110 ± 10 |
|
BMI(Kg/m2)* |
25.0 ± 2.89 |
28.48 ± 5.6 |
*Data are mean ± Standard Deviation; BMI: Body Mass Index; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure