Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyperprolactinemia is a frequent endocrine disorder with well known harmful effects on the reproductive system and bone metabolism. Besides prolactinomas several drugs and disorders such as renal failure and hypothyroidism have been shown to cause hyperprolactinemia. Based on former studies liver cirrhosis has also been suggested to cause hyperprolactinemia while mechanisms have not been identified yet. In this study we set out to investigate the prevalence and p...