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laa Ibrahim Etiology Elevated circulating PRL levels can be caused by various physiologic activities including pregnancy sleep eating and coitus F ollowing chest wall stimulation . Indlala ye-pituitary IP www.hormone.orgyperprolactinemiawww.endocrine.orgwww.hormone.orgMPAWU Ubulili bobubili, abantu besilisa nabesifazane kungenzeka bangakwazi ukuthola abantwana, ukwehla kwezinga • Today . the pituitary gland is recognized for its . essential role . in body homeostasis, and for this reason it often is referred . to as . the “. master gland. .”. • The pituitary . is a very small gland, weighing between 0.4 and 1 g . is a common abnormality which usually presents with . hypogonadism. and/or . galactorrhoea. (lactation in the absence of breastfeeding). . Since prolactin stimulates milk secretion but not breast development, . Cardio-facio-cutaneous (CFC) syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by craniofacial dysmorphia, ectodermal abnormalities, cardiac malformations, Çelik N et al. gestational week as the first chil Dr. Zina Abdullah. Introduction. Prolactinomas. . :. . Pituitary. . adenomas. . may. . cause . . hyperprolactinemia, . and . they. . make. . up . . approximately. . 10. . %. . of. . all. prolactinomas. . – . An overview by the Neuroendocrinology Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism . Arch . Endocrinol. . Metab. . 2018;62(2. ):236-63 . Kamran . Yaghoobpour.