Question 36 · LEK · Menstrual disorders
Which of the following concerning hyperprolactinemia is false?
- A. sleep and stress are physiological conditions associated with increased secretion of prolactin.
- B. hyperprolactinemia is the cause of 30% of cases of secondary amenorrhea after discontinuation of oral contraceptives.
- C. drugs used in hyperprolactinemia treatment are cabergoline and bromocriptine.
- D. consequences of hyperprolactinemia include the lack of pubic hair and a decrease in the secretion of adrenal androgens.
- E. galactorrhoea is found in 30-90% women with hyperprolactinemia.
Hint
Consider how prolactin affects adrenal androgen secretion.
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