Prolactin is a hormone that is primarily involved in milk production and breast development. After giving birth, your prolactin levels will rise, causing your breast lactic acid, so you can breastfeed. Hyperprolactinemia is a condition characterized by high prolactin levels that are not associated with pregnancy. If your body's prolactin levels are high and you are a woman, your main symptoms may be related to your menstrual cycle. Most women with hyperprolactinemia have some damage to their cycle. This may manifest as irregular menstruation, abnormal flow or complete loss of menstruation (amnesia).
Newborn babies are breastfeeding. (Source: szeyuen / iStock / Getty Images) Prolactin is a hormone and breast development that is primarily involved in milk stimulation. After giving birth, your prolactin levels will rise, causing your breast lactic acid, so you can breastfeed. Hyperprolactinemia is a condition characterized by high prolactin levels that are not associated with pregnancy. If your body's prolactin levels are high and you are a woman, your main symptoms may be related to your menstrual cycle. Most women with hyperprolactinemia have some damage to their cycle. This may manifest as irregular menstruation, abnormal flow or complete loss of menstruation (amnesia).
