Oh well, it's good to ask for your prolactin levels to be checked if you are having irregular periods or if they you are having VERY long cycles....I never knew about this until two days ago. Apparently its common and goes undiagnosed.....well I'm on this Dostinex now and I wait - still no AF yet.........
52 days! You could be two months preggers and not know about it by that time!
i no but i am never am i work in sales its very stressful i dont get my hopes up when im late i just stil and wait i have patience and do understand its hard but getting used to it xxxxxxx
Oh well, it's good to ask for your prolactin levels to be checked if you are having irregular periods or if they you are having VERY long cycles....I never knew about this until two days ago. Apparently its common and goes undiagnosed.....well I'm on this Dostinex now and I wait - still no AF yet.........
im looking this up on the internet and its to do with being pregant having extra milk and stuff could u give me a bit more infor please
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Okay - prolactin is responsible for kicking off your ovulation. It is produced in a gland just under the brain. When you produce too much prolactin it gives you either irregular/non-existent or long cycles. Some women have normal cycles but they are not ovulating and some women who do ovulate, if they pregnant they can't keep the pregnancy healthy because their luteal phase cannot sustain it because of the low progesterone (maybe) and high prolactin.
It can be treated and DOSTINEX and another drug (cant remember name) has been proven to keep it down so that pregancy can occur and be maintained.
If they dont test for it, they won't know. But if you have long/irreglar cycles it is worth asking that your prolactin levels, your progesterone levels be checked.
Some women get checked by MRI scan and realise that they have a benign tumor. It is not as bad as it sounds. LOADS of women have this and dont know. It only becomes an issue when you start getting miscarriages and find it hard to get pregnant because of it.
I have found a very informative group on this if anyone else wants to know I can send you the link to the board.
Justtried to send you my details but you can't accept private messages.
Okay - prolactin is responsible for kicking off your ovulation. It is produced in a gland just under the brain. When you produce too much prolactin it gives you either irregular/non-existent or long cycles. Some women have normal cycles but they are not ovulating and some women who do ovulate, if they pregnant they can't keep the pregnancy healthy because their luteal phase cannot sustain it because of the low progesterone (maybe) and high prolactin.
It can be treated and DOSTINEX and another drug (cant remember name) has been proven to keep it down so that pregancy can occur and be maintained.
If they dont test for it, they won't know. But if you have long/irreglar cycles it is worth asking that your prolactin levels, your progesterone levels be checked.
Some women get checked by MRI scan and realise that they have a benign tumor. It is not as bad as it sounds. LOADS of women have this and dont know. It only becomes an issue when you start getting miscarriages and find it hard to get pregnant because of it.
I have found a very informative group on this if anyone else wants to know I can send you the link to the board.
thanks that really helpful do u just ask the doc to do the test
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Yes - just tell the doctor that you would like to test your prolactin levels. Especially if you have had a miscarriage and you ahve irregular periods or long cycles.
Or send me yours in a PM and i will add you ...
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