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Home > I had a blood test done on my prolactin levels because I was having some nipple discharge on my right breast. The normal range is 3-29 and mine was 45. The OBgyn recommended a brain MRI to see if there was a pituitary tumor.

I had a blood test done on my prolactin levels because I was having some nipple discharge on my right breast. The normal range is 3-29 and mine was 45. The OBgyn recommended a brain MRI to see if there was a pituitary tumor.

By Anonymous
Created 01/05/2015 - 11:06

I am hesitant to do the MRI unless it is really necessary. Would it be worth it to redo the blood test in case it was just stress causing the increase in prolactin? Also I stopped breastfeeding my 2 year old one year ago.

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