TY  - JOUR
TI  - Postpartum Lactation Failure Secondary to
Isolated Prolactin Deficiency: A Case Report and
Literature Review
AB  - Prolactin deficiency can occur alone, as can be seen by the deficiency of 1 or more of the other anterior
pituitary hormones. Isolated prolactin deficiency is an extremely rare condition, and the only
known symptom is the lack of lactation in postpartum women. A 29-year-old female presented in
2 weeks postpartum for evaluation of lactation failure. On the postpartum 16th day, the prolactin
level was very low. Since there were no other pituitary abnormalities, we considered the diagnosis of
isolated prolactin deficiency. In this case, we presented lactation failure due to isolated prolactin deficiency,
which is extremely rare in the literature. In isolated prolactin deficiency, most of the patients
are diagnosed with the absence of lactation and there are no other concurrent pituitary pathologies.
In the treatment, recombinant human prolactin stands out as an option, but it is unavailable in many
countries. In most cases, baby formula is used to feed babies.
AU  - Karadeniz, Yusuf
AU  - Gokkaya, Naile
AU  - Bilen, Arzu
AU  - GÜNGÖR ALBAYRAK, ESRA
AU  - bilen, habib
DO  - 10.5152/tjem.2022.22048
PY  - 2022
JO  - Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SN  - 1301-2193
SP  - 97
EP  - 99
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/535336
ER  -