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Prolactina - Results

Nombres alternativos

PRL

Valores normales:

Los valores normales para la prolactina son como sigue:

  • Hombres: 2 a 18 ng/mL
  • Mujeres que no estén embarazadas: 2 a 29 ng/mL
  • Mujeres embarazadas: 10 a 209 ng/mL

Los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Los ejemplos anteriores muestran las mediciones comunes para los resultados de estas pruebas. Algunos laboratorios usan diferentes medidas o podrían evaluar diferentes muestras.

Nota: ng/mL = nanogramos por mililitro.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Las personas con las siguientes afecciones pueden tener niveles altos de prolactina:

  • Traumatismo o irritación de la pared torácica
  • Enfermedad hipotalámica
  • Hipotiroidismo
  • Enfermedad renal
  • Tumor hipofisario que produce prolactina (prolactinoma)
  • Otros tumores y enfermedades de la hipófisis

Ciertos medicamentos también pueden elevar los niveles de prolactina, incluyendo:

  • Antidepresivos
  • Butirofenonas
  • Estrógenos
  • Bloqueadores H2
  • Metildopa
  • Metoclopramida
  • Fenotiazinas
  • Reserpina
  • Risperidona
  • Verapamilo

Si los niveles de prolactina están elevados, se puede repetir el examen temprano en la mañana después de un ayuno de 8 horas.

  • Reviewed last on: 10/14/2009
  • Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Melmed S, Kleinberg D. Anterior pituitary. In: Kronenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 8.

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