DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 63-year-old man. At a recent visit to my endocrinologist for my annual thyroid check (I have Hashimoto’s disease), I revealed that I have been suffering from fatigue and ...

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers among women worldwide, and researchers have long sought to understand the myriad factors that may influence its development. Among these factors, ...

Sexual problems in men may be linked to low levels of the hormone prolactin, according to a new study. The finding is perhaps surprising because experts have traditionally thought prolactin, which ...

Purpose: Indirect evidence from experimental and epidemiological studies suggests that prolactin may be involved in ovarian cancer development. However, the relationship between circulating prolactin ...

I am a 63-year-old man. At a recent visit to my endocrinologist for my annual thyroid check (I have Hashimoto’s disease), I revealed that I have been suffering from fatigue and erectile dysfunction.

New research provides more evidence that antipsychotics that raise prolactin levels are tied to a significantly increased risk for breast cancer. While the "absolute" breast cancer risk for these ...

A recent study found a minor link between prolactin levels and the risk of developing estrogen receptor (ER)-positive or ER-negative breast cancers. However, there was no association found between the ...

Prolactin is a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland, a tiny peanut-sized gland in the lower part of your brain, just behind the eyes and above the nose. The main function of prolactin is ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2(6):298-299. Clearly, dopamine agonists should not be withdrawn too early, and certainly not before completion of 12 months' treatment. Until more is known about ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-year-old man. At a recent visit to my endocrinologist for my annual thyroid check (I have Hashimoto’s disease), I revealed that I have been suffering from fatigue and ...