Endocrine Abstracts

Background: It is known women suffer from macroprolactinaemia more frequently than men. Often men with unclear genesis of hyperprolactinaemia have normal or a little depressed Testosterone level. High macroprolactin level in blood serum can explain this type of hyperprolactinaemia.Materials and methods: Sixty-four men with hyperprolactinaemia (Prl >600 mU/l) were studied. Clinical, biochemical and MRI methods were used. Prl and Testosterone levels we...

This study evaluated the effects of the long treatment with cabergoline on seminal fluid parameters and sexual and gonadal function in hyperprolactinemic males. Eleven males with macroprolactinoma were treated with cabergoline at a dose of 1.5–2.5 mg a week for 6 months. All the patients suffered from libido impairment, reduced sexual potency, six had infertility. In three patients provocative bilateral galactorrhea was found.Seminal fluid analysis,...