Guest guest Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Hey, quick aside to you (or anyone)...what's the story with hyperprolactinemia among HIV+ men? What helps to manage it? (I realize a proportion of those with this disorder also have auto-antibodies to prolactin....)Anyway, thoughts appreciated!****************A study found high prolactin n HIV positives that did not correlated with viral load but it correlated with immunoglobulins. This study included people using the old drugs (Crixivan, azt, d4t), however.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11188945High prolactin levels can cause impotence and increased breast size (with some men discharging fluid from them). But this s very rare. High prolactin can also be caused by a pituitary tumor, also very rare.Currently, the dopamine-2-receptor-specific agonist cabergoline is the most widely used agent in clinical practice. Delivered once or twice weekly, it normalises PRL levels in the vast majority of patients with hyperprolactinaemia. The usual dose range is from 0.5mg to 3mg per week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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