Raised prolactin levels? - Page 3

Mummytofour · Feb 8th, 2010, 16:22 PM

Hi Helen, thanks, I am sooo happy right now, just need to catch that eggie!!!

The levels are interpreted on different scales depending what country you are in?

In the UK the "normal" levels are between 60 - 360 mU/L

HTH

hypnorm · Feb 8th, 2010, 16:36 PM

Hi, havent read throught all the thread, but i conceieved my first within 6 months. my second took about 3 yrs i had a routine blood on the second yr and it was fine, i then had a blood done about 9 months after that and my prolactin levels were sky high approx 1500. They thought i might have a prolactinoma, a small tumour i had a scan an nothing was seen, given a drug called bromocriptine as we were TTC 3 months later my prolactin was in the 500s and i was preg. so i have stopped med and now waiting for breastfeeding and lactation to stop so i can be monitored again.

hypnorm · Feb 8th, 2010, 16:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3yearsttc

cabergoline pills twice a week for two weeks,

Just read through it (had a spare five mins) usually they don't recommend taking carbergoline if you are TTC as it has not really been tested in early pregnancy, i was put on Bromocriptine as i was ttc. you have to take it every day,

Found this on levels:
The normal values for prolactin are as follows:

Males: 2 - 18 ng/mL
Non-pregnant females: 2 - 29 ng/mL
Pregnant women: 10 - 209 ng/mL

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
Note: ng/mL = nanograms per milliliter

helen1234 · Feb 9th, 2010, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mummytofour

Hi Helen, thanks, I am sooo happy right now, just need to catch that eggie!!!

The levels are interpreted on different scales depending what country you are in?

In the UK the "normal" levels are between 60 - 360 mU/L

HTH

so i'm prob still too high to ovulate on my own but not high enough for more drugs which is why they probably have me on clomid

.

i've ditched clomid for a cylce to see what my body does, and cd 21 still havent ovulated. i've lost a stone as well in a month hoping to get another stone off and be back to a size 14 i'm hoping this may help ovulation as well

Mummytofour · Feb 10th, 2010, 04:38 AM

Hiya Helen1234

Have you had your/or are going to have you prolactin levels checked again?
As they seem to vary wildly throughout different cycles, it maybe that around the follicullar phase they are too high to produce the oestrogen you need?
Ask for a cd3 and cd7 test maybe?

Well done on the weight loss hunni!!!

Thats fanastic!!!
I put on 2.5 stone last year when I stopped smoking and I was convinced that the prolactin issue was playing a part aswell!

Since starting Bromocriptine I have lost 1.5 stone!!! Don't know whether its because I feel nauseous all the time or if the claims of it being a weight loss drug are true?!!!

I am pretty certain I wasn't ovulating when I was overweight, but I defo am now!!

Just need to seduce DH again!

That sucks that you haven't O'd yet. What length are your cycles normally?

helen1234 · Feb 10th, 2010, 09:44 AM

my cycles are as long as rainbows they were just none exsistant, i got preg with rhys after 6 months clomid and ttc as soon as he was born i had a bleed when he was 10wks old waited for the next cycle to come and start clomid but after about 5 weeks i took a progesterone pill for a week to bring on a bleed and start clomid in sept i came off clomid to see what my body did and had nothing for 8weeks so progesterone and clomid. i've come off clomid again jan 20th to see if losing a little bit of weight might help but still havent ovulated yet, had blood test around cd5 i think and that was 427 so think i'll wait till end of feb take progest to kick start a new cycle exhaust the clomid i have left then go hound my doctor for more testing.

3yearsttc · Feb 10th, 2010, 11:10 AM

I was supposed to have my first IUI after the cabergoline treatment this weekend, but got snowed out from DC and couldn't make it back on time for an US. I'll just have to hang in there for another month!

3yearsttc · Feb 10th, 2010, 11:11 AM

Yes, good luck with the weight loss! Did you know whales prepare for conceiving by losing weight?

helen1234 · Feb 10th, 2010, 19:05 PM

well i could be a whale lol, cant harm losing a few pounds

good luck for next month hun x

MarsMaiden · Feb 13th, 2010, 13:57 PM

Well I had a bit of a shock today - AF arrived. On CD18!!!!!! What the heck is going on??!

My cycles have been shorter since last summer but never less than 24 days. I feel completely and totally defeated, I have no clue what on earth my body is doing any more!

I know that raised prolactin can cause periods to stop or give very long cycles but does anyone know if it is also responsible for very very short cycles or would this be due to something else??

I had been pondering taking VitB6 but didn't want to mess with anything they might do for the IUI and the nurses said that my short cycles wouldn't matter for that anyway but I am at a loss now so any advice would be appreciated!!

I really hope that they let me discuss some of this at my injection training appointment next week....

Feb 8th, 2010, 16:22 PM	#21
Mummytofour Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 700	Hi Helen, thanks, I am sooo happy right now, just need to catch that eggie!!! The levels are interpreted on different scales depending what country you are in? In the UK the "normal" levels are between 60 - 360 mU/L HTH

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Feb 8th, 2010, 16:36 PM	#22
hypnorm Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stroud, Gloucester Posts: 4,505	Hi, havent read throught all the thread, but i conceieved my first within 6 months. my second took about 3 yrs i had a routine blood on the second yr and it was fine, i then had a blood done about 9 months after that and my prolactin levels were sky high approx 1500. They thought i might have a prolactinoma, a small tumour i had a scan an nothing was seen, given a drug called bromocriptine as we were TTC 3 months later my prolactin was in the 500s and i was preg. so i have stopped med and now waiting for breastfeeding and lactation to stop so i can be monitored again.

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Feb 10th, 2010, 04:38 AM	#25
Mummytofour Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland Posts: 700	Hiya Helen1234 Have you had your/or are going to have you prolactin levels checked again? As they seem to vary wildly throughout different cycles, it maybe that around the follicullar phase they are too high to produce the oestrogen you need? Ask for a cd3 and cd7 test maybe? Well done on the weight loss hunni!!! Thats fanastic!!! I put on 2.5 stone last year when I stopped smoking and I was convinced that the prolactin issue was playing a part aswell! Since starting Bromocriptine I have lost 1.5 stone!!! Don't know whether its because I feel nauseous all the time or if the claims of it being a weight loss drug are true?!!! I am pretty certain I wasn't ovulating when I was overweight, but I defo am now!! Just need to seduce DH again! That sucks that you haven't O'd yet. What length are your cycles normally?

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Feb 10th, 2010, 09:44 AM	#26
helen1234 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dudley Posts: 7,833	my cycles are as long as rainbows they were just none exsistant, i got preg with rhys after 6 months clomid and ttc as soon as he was born i had a bleed when he was 10wks old waited for the next cycle to come and start clomid but after about 5 weeks i took a progesterone pill for a week to bring on a bleed and start clomid in sept i came off clomid to see what my body did and had nothing for 8weeks so progesterone and clomid. i've come off clomid again jan 20th to see if losing a little bit of weight might help but still havent ovulated yet, had blood test around cd5 i think and that was 427 so think i'll wait till end of feb take progest to kick start a new cycle exhaust the clomid i have left then go hound my doctor for more testing.

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Feb 10th, 2010, 11:10 AM	#27
3yearsttc Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 128	I was supposed to have my first IUI after the cabergoline treatment this weekend, but got snowed out from DC and couldn't make it back on time for an US. I'll just have to hang in there for another month!

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Feb 10th, 2010, 11:11 AM	#28
3yearsttc Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 128	Yes, good luck with the weight loss! Did you know whales prepare for conceiving by losing weight?

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Feb 10th, 2010, 19:05 PM	#29
helen1234 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dudley Posts: 7,833	well i could be a whale lol, cant harm losing a few pounds good luck for next month hun x

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Feb 13th, 2010, 13:57 PM	#30
MarsMaiden Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 339	Well I had a bit of a shock today - AF arrived. On CD18!!!!!! What the heck is going on??! My cycles have been shorter since last summer but never less than 24 days. I feel completely and totally defeated, I have no clue what on earth my body is doing any more! I know that raised prolactin can cause periods to stop or give very long cycles but does anyone know if it is also responsible for very very short cycles or would this be due to something else?? I had been pondering taking VitB6 but didn't want to mess with anything they might do for the IUI and the nurses said that my short cycles wouldn't matter for that anyway but I am at a loss now so any advice would be appreciated!! I really hope that they let me discuss some of this at my injection training appointment next week....

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