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Hypophysitis and resulting prolactin levels?
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Hypophysitis and resulting prolactin levels?

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    • September 28, 2017 at 2:36 am
    MovingOn
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      Has anyone with hypophysitis from Ipi/Yervoy had their prolactin levels checked afterward?

      My prolactin levels are normal from a test done today (8 was my result and the range is 1-17). I don’t believe that I am supplementing them in any way (does another gland besides the pituitary produce some prolactin?) so it may mean that my pituitary is doing something instead of nothing after hypophisitis.

      I’m not getting my hopes up but I would really like it if my pituitary starts producing cortisol again someday. The ups and down of the short half-life of cortisol replacement medications have me wishing for a slow release solution (for example, thyroxine is good. It doesn’t have highs and lows but instead is released over time). By the way, my cortisol came back as too low to measure for the second time today even though I’m taking 20mg of cortisone. Going to get that worked out before starting Pembro on Monday.

      Wishing you all the best.

      Danny

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        • September 28, 2017 at 3:27 pm
        MovingOn
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          Turns out (after some further research) that normal prolactin levels are expected after hypophysitis. During hypophysitis the prolactin levels will rise significantly. But after hypophysitis is resolved the prolactin levels will go back to normal. So this doesn’t have any significance to the potential of other pituitary hormone production to return (which I know it most likely will not return, but that is fine).

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