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    What is Hyperprolactinemia? Notes From Symptoms to Diagnosis

    When I first got diagnosed with hyperprolactinemia. I had never heard of it. For my own understanding, I spent hours online reading about it. Here’s a condensed summary of what I found out. High prolactin levels occur when there is an overproduction of the hormone prolactin by the pituitary gland in the brain. This condition is called hyperprolactinemia. Prolactin is…

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    Diagnosing Hyperprolactinemia at 40: My Pandemic Year Journey

    Life’s challenges are not meant to paralyze you; they’re meant to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon As I celebrated turning forty, the coronavirus plunged Japan into a phase of uncertainty and isolation. Little did I know that year would become a defining chapter of my life. I wasn’t feeling like myself. I was physically and…