Assisting in the diagnosis of anovular cycles, hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea, galactorrhea, gynecomastia, azoo-spermia and evaluating pituitary tumors.
Macroprolactin can be used to determine biologically active levels of prolactin in cases of discordant
In case of discrepancies, always interpret results using reference ranges as stated on laboratory reports and/or electronic patient chart.
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Contact the on-call Biochemist through Locating to request macroprolactin testing. Macroprolactin will be approved when prolactin levels are > 38 ug/L in females and > 25 ug/L males. Values below this will not be approved for macroprolactin evaluation due