What is prolactinoma?

A prolactinoma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. Prolactinomas are the most common type of pituitary tumor.

How do members experience prolactinoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with prolactinoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for prolactinoma*

Who has prolactinoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 43
40s 37
50s 40
60s 17
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 119

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What is prolactinoma?

A prolactinoma is a benign (noncancerous) tumor of the pituitary gland that produces a hormone called prolactin. Prolactinomas are the most common type of pituitary tumor.



Common symptoms reported by people with prolactinoma

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for prolactinoma

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Compare treatments taken by people with prolactinoma

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have prolactinoma through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with prolactinoma? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has prolactinoma on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 79 say prolactinoma is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 8
30s 43
40s 37
50s 40
60s 17
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 11
20-29 years 19
30-39 years 19
40-49 years 7
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 119

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 75
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from prolactinoma patients who have completed their condition history
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