Prevalence of Hyperprolactinemia and Socio-Demographic Profile of Hyperprolactinemic Women in Some Gynaecological Clinics in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Hyperprolactinemia is an extremely common disorder, especially among women of reproductive age, affecting about one-third of infertile women in the world. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia among females in some gynaecological clinics in Rivers State, Nigeria. Serum prolactin levels of 81 infertile females aged between 24-38 attending gynaecological clinics over a period of 3 months were determined. Serum prolactin was assayed using microwell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. Forty-Three (43) subjects had hyperprolactinemia with mean prolactin values of (25.29+5.13) (p<0.0001) showing a percentage prevalence of 53.09%. Thirty-Eight (38) subjects had normal mean prolactin value of (16.04+2.73) (p<0.0001) showing a prevalence of 46.91%. The percentage prevalence of hyperprolactinemia according to prolactin levels, age group, marital status and occupation were determined. From the results, forty-three (43) of the women with hyperprolactinemia had mild hyperprolactinemia while none had moderate or high hyperprolactinemia. Age group 29-33 had the highest prevalence rate of 39.53% while age group 34-38 had the lowest prevalence rate of 27.91%. The distribution according to marital status showed that 88.37% were married while 11.63% were single. Distribution according to occupation showed that public servants presented with 51.2%, self-employed women 27.9% and housewives 20.9%
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E. O. Nwachuku, K. I. Green
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