Pls help urgently

[Tush_berry]

My question goes like dis,when it is abt a wk or more to my period,my breast become very big and very painful,am always feeling so tired and sleepy like am pregnant.my period is something not regular,so I went to the doctor and he told me that I have high prolactin,and am place under clomid for 1mnth and some blood tablet(ferglobin),I was to to use pregnant care too.so now I want to knw if truly is high prolactin or not and what shld I do,I think am going to hv my second period now after the treatment cause I hv start feeling pains in my breast.what can I do pls.thank you in advance

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
If you were my patient, I would advise you that an elevated prolactin is treated differently depending upon how elevated it is and what your wishes are.  If it is only a little elevated, that can be caused by PCOS.  I would also check your thyroid hormone level too.  IF the prolactin is dramatically elevated, you should have an MRI to see if there is a growth on your pituitary gland known as a pituitary adenoma which needs to be treated differently.
I am assuming that you want to be pregnant and that your prolactin level was only a little high.  IF the Clomid works you should either have your period or get pregnant, and it should also help reduce your prolactin level.
If you have a period soon, you will know, if you don't have your period, check a pregnancy test.
Good luck!
Dr B

[Tush_berry]

I forget to add that am ttc since 1yr plus now.