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Common Symptoms: Headache Vision changes Temporal field defects
Less Common Symptoms: Cranial nerve Palsies Hypothalamic impairement Hydroceplalous Hypopituitarism

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Symptoms of prolactinoma can be divided as follows:^[1]

Symptoms of Prolactinoma
Symptoms due to hyperprolactinemia			Symptoms due to mass effect
Women	Men	Both men and women	Both men and women
Amenorrhea Galactorrhea	Impotence	Infertility Decreased libido Osteoporosis	Common Symptoms: Headache Vision changes Temporal field defects Less Common Symptoms: Cranial nerve Palsies Hypothalamic impairement Hydroceplalous Hypopituitarism

Hyperprolactinemia due prolactinoma causes delayed puberty in adolescent

Pituitary apoplexy

↑ Liu JK, Couldwell WT (2004). "Contemporary management of prolactinomas". Neurosurg Focus. 16 (4): E2. PMID 15191331.

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-Symptoms of [[prolactinoma]] can be divided as follows:
+Symptoms of [[prolactinoma]] can be divided as follows:<ref name="pmid15191331">{{cite journal| author=Liu JK, Couldwell WT| title=Contemporary management of prolactinomas. | journal=Neurosurg Focus | year= 2004 | volume= 16 | issue= 4 | pages= E2 | pmid=15191331 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15191331  }} </ref>
 # Symptoms due to [[hyperprolactinemia]]
 # Symptoms due to mass effect