TY - JOUR T1 - A Comparison Between Serum Prolactin in Patients with Amenorrhea/Oligomenorrhea and Normal Women AU - Azargoon, Alireza AU - Kaviani, Mojhgan AU - Lorzadeh, Nahid AU - Alavi, Ezzatollah Rafiee AU - Tarrahi, Mohammad Javad AU - Pournia, Yadollah AU - Almasi, Vahid JO - Research Journal of Biological Sciences VL - 6 IS - 10 SP - 493 EP - 495 PY - 2011 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-8846 DO - rjbsci.2011.493.495 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2011.493.495 KW - Prolactin KW -hyperprolactinemia KW -amenorrhea KW -oligomenorrhea KW -serum KW -Iran AB - The aim of this study was the assessment and comparison of serum prolactin level in the women with amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea and with normal mensturation period. In this cross sectional study, serum prolactin was assessed in two groups of 15-44 years women in Khorramabad. They did not use any drug, they were not pregnant or lactate and they had no chronic disease. One group had normal mensturation periods (control group) and another group had amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea. Fasting serum prolactin was assessed by Radioimmunoassay Method. The data were analysed with using SPSS software and Mann-Whitney test. Total 31 women with normal periods and 32 women with amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea were evaluated. Mean of serum prolactin in the control group was 538/6±351/6 and in the case group was 422/8±79/7. There was no significant difference between serum prolactin and development of amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea. In this study, there was no significant difference between serum prolactin and development of amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea. In the other hand, various conditions can develop pseudo hyperprolactinemia. Thus, researchers do not advise the routine evaluation of serum prolactin in the patients with amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea. ER -