Law B

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Hyperprolactinemia is encountered fairly commonly in a referral practice of general or reproductive endocrinology. The clinical manifestations of this biochemical perturbation are limited in number, usually insidious in onset, and non-emergent in nature, so the diagnosis is often delayed for months or years after symptoms first appear. Fortunately, once an elevation in the serum prolactin level is confirmed, the subsequent diagnostic evaluation to establish the underlying cause is generally uncomplicated, and successful treatment is almost always possible.