Prolactin is a hormone that plays a role in fertility by inhibiting follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), the hormones that trigger ovulation and allow eggs to develop and mature. Prolactin (also called luteotropic hormone) is also associated with the production of breast milk. It is unclear what role prolactin plays in men, […]
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HIGH PROLACTIN LEVELS AND IT’S NATURAL TREATMENT IN NIGERIA
WHAT IS PROLACTIN? Prolactin is one of the hormones that is produced in the front portion of the pituitary gland (anterior pituitary gland) which lies at the bottom of the brain. This hormone is produced both in women and men. Apart from the anterior pituitary, other sites of prolactin production in the body include the uterus, immune cells, […]