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    Testosterone recovering after a prolactinoma

    About two years ago, when I was 37, I had a physical and asked for a testosterone test mainly because I knew my dad had problems when he was about my age (he died in 1994). It was 108 ng/dL (range 300-1000). I guess that should have set off alarm bells, but the doctor wasn't worried and just...
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    Extensive blood work results. Prolactin, DHT, Estradiol, Luteinizing way off?

    Just got my lab results. Paid for a little extra after reading a bunch on this forum (thank you all for that). I really don't know enough to decipher this stuff. I don't know what to be concerned about or what it all means... but I know how I feel & it's not great after my testosterone is back...
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    High Prolactin - can it produce all of the high E2 symptoms?

    Thus is my second attempt at usig this forum. If yoi dont know anything about the subject please can yo just post a hello just to let me know I am using it correctly!! I would rather use this forum rather than the XXXXXXXX page finally!!!
  4. Nelson Vergel

    Cabergoline Improves Orgasms in Two Thirds of Men

    Cabergoline in the Treatment of Male Orgasmic Disorder-A Retrospective Pilot Analysis. Hollander AB, et al. Sex Med. 2016. Authors Hollander AB1, Pastuszak AW2, Hsieh TC3, Johnson WG1, Scovell JM4, Mai CK1, Lipshultz LI4. Author information 1Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of...
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    Effect of Dopamine and Prolactin and Sex Drive

    This a very good read: "Dopamine. It's at the core of our sexual drives and survival needs, and it motivates us to do just about everything. This mechanism within the reward center of the primitive brain has been around for millions of years and has not changed. Rats, humans indeed, all mammals...
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    Dopamine, Prolactin and Sex

    This a very good read: "Dopamine. It's at the core of our sexual drives and survival needs, and it motivates us to do just about everything. This mechanism within the reward center of the primitive brain has been around for millions of years and has not changed. Rats, humans indeed, all mammals...
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    5 week Clomid Results with Primary Hypogonadism Diagnosis

    Hello Forum! I hope some of you may be able to help me with my situation. I am 35yr old male - pretty healthy (slightly overweight) - 6'1" 220 pounds. (20-25 pounds overweight) In Feb 2015 - I went to the urologist to get my ED situation checked. He checked my testosterone levels - and I had...
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    Follow up bloodwork at 8 months on TRT - high prolactin?

    Hi all!!! My Test Cyp dosage varied initially from .5ml/week to 1ml/week with 250 iu HCG every day. I've settled on .5ml/week with 250iu hcg every day. Initial prolactin was measured at 4.8ng/ml with a range of 4-15.2ng/ml when I started TRT back in Feb 2014. Two weeks ago I got my new lab...
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    Recent Blood Test Results

    Just got a call from doctors nurse....prolactin came back at 15.25 with a range of 2-13. Estrogen came back at 163 with range of 130 or less as normal. They have already put in request with insurance for the MRI of the pituitary/brain, waiting to see what they say. Last time this was tried by...
  10. Nelson Vergel

    Gynecomastia: Clinical evaluation and management

    Click here for more information: Gynecomastia: How to Diagnose and Treat it | Discounted Labs As it is explained on the attached clinical nomograph, the diagnosis of the cause of a certain cases of gynecomastia (breast tissue growth in men) is complex and not necessarily explained by high...
  11. Nelson Vergel

    Prolactin: Should Men with Erectile Dysfunction Be Tested ?

    Prolactin is a hormone produced in the pituitary gland that is known for supporting lactation in women but also have many other functions on immune response, myelin coating on nerves, and also enhances LH receptors on testicular Leydig cells so that testosterone can be produced. Prolactin...
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    High Prolactin and HCT

    On daily Androgel (4 pumps) and 250 IUs of HCG three times a week. My Testosterone, Total is 320. Estrodiol <12. Prolactin 18.5. HEMATOCRIT, AUTO 53.3 My doctor wants me to go off the HCG (which he is not prescribing) to see if my prolactin and HCT will come down as they are just above...
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    Seeing Doc Today

    After waiting 3 months to see the Endo 3 weeks ago, I have had 8 vials of blood drawn, and an MRI requested with the Insurance company and rejected 4 times. They sent me a letter stating my prolactin level was at a 12, they would approve an MRI at at 20. I went back to Endo last week and he...
  14. Nelson Vergel

    Do Most Men with Sexual Dysfunction Have High Prolactin? Does Cabergoline Help ?

    Reasons why prolactin may be important : "Prolactin acts in a cytokine-like manner and as an important regulator of the immune system. Prolactin has important cell cycle related functions as a growth-, differentiating- and anti-apoptotic factor. As a growth factor binding to cytokine like...
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