Aim: Physiology and pathology of prolactin production, clinical consequences.
Design: Review.
Setting: Reprogenesis International, Brno.
Methods: Study of current literature.
Conclusion: In article is discussed physiology and pathology of prolactin production, influence of hyperprolac-tinaemia to ovarian function - anovulation, irregularities of cycle, amenorrhea. Separately is discussed problem of microprolactinoma and prolactinoma. Review of current therapeutic possibilities.
Keywords: hyperprolactinaemia; microprolactinoma; microprolactinoma prolactinoma.; prolactin; prolactinoma.