Typical causes of mild hyperprolactinaemia mimicking microprolactinoma
| *Especially in the presence of a coincidental microadenoma. |
| SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. |
| • Hormonally inactive pituitary adenoma causing pituitary stalk compression |
| • Mammosomatotroph adenoma (that is, growth hormone adenoma co-expressing prolactin) |
| • Antidopaminergic drugs (metoclopramide, domperidone, risperidone, sulpiride, phenothiazines, SSRIs)* |
| • Stress (for example, acute anxiety about impending venesection)* |
| • Polycystic ovarian syndrome* |