High Prolactin Levels Prevalence Among Subfertile Females in South Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: To find out how common hyperprolactinemia is among female subfertiles who visit a tertiary care hospital's outpatient department (OPD) in South Punjab, Pakistan.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at the Nishtar Hospital's gynaecological outpatient department (OPD) in Multan, from Jan 2022 to June 2022. 379 patients with primary or secondary subfertility who fit the criteria were taken from the gynaecological outpatient department of Nishtar Hospital in Multan. All of the chosen women gave their informed consent before having their serum prolactin levels checked. A PC was used to enter data using SPSS version 10 for Windows.

Results: 39.05% of the women were nulliparous and between the ages of 26 and 30. In 21.89% of the instances, a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 was noted. The majority of patients (66.75%) had primary subfertility, whereas 33.24% of cases had secondary subfertility. In 63.06% of patients, the length of infertility was less than five years, whereas in 36.93% of instances, it was more than five years. Among women who were infertile, the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia was 29.28%.

Conclusion: Patients with primary infertility are more likely to have hyperprolactinemia than those who have already conceived because it suppresses endogenous gonadotrophins, resulting in anovulatory cycles.