Prolactin

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PRL

• Excessive bleeding
• Fainting or feeling light-headed
• Hematoma (blood accumulation under the skin)
• Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
• Multiple punctures to locate veins

• Because veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other, obtaining a blood sample may be more difficult in some people than in others.
• Stress, recent exercise, and a recent breast examination can temporarily increase prolactin levels.

Review Date: 10/25/2006
Reviewed By: Robert Hurd, M.D., Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.