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A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO DETERMINE THE OCCURRENCE OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA AMONG INFERTILE WOMEN

Dr. Rabia Sohail, Dr Asad Ishfaq Naqvi, Dr Erum Memon

Objective: This research aims to determine the occurrence of hyperprolactinemia among infertile women. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional research was carried out in the timeframe of August 2018 to June 2019 at Mayo Hospital, Lahore. The research sample included 75 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria after submission of informed consent. We took detailed patient’s history along with blood samples for the prolactin level assessment. After collecting reports, infertile women were recorded for hyperprolactinemia occurrence. Results: In the total of 75 patients 51 patients (68%) were in the age bracket of (20 – 30) years; whereas, 24 patients (32%) were in the age bracket of (31 – 40) years. Mean age of the patients was (28.16 + 4.37) years. Mean level of prolactin was (23.16 + 3.65) ng/ml. A total of 21 patients (28%) were observed for hyperprolactinemia occurrence. Conclusion: It is concluded that hyperprolactinemia occurrences are more among infertile. The detailed evaluation of hyperprolactinemia for such patients will definitely help the obstetricians for better management of women with infertility. Keywords: Infertility, Hyperprolactinemia, Prolactin and Assessment.

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