Prolactin Deficiency Follow-up

Updated: Sep 20, 2018
  • Author: Charles T Benson, MD, PhD; Chief Editor: George T Griffing, MD  more...
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Follow-up

Further Inpatient Care

Typically, prolactin deficiency is not managed in the hospital setting.

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Patient Education

If hypoprolactinemia is established, educate the patient about the reality of not being able to breast-feed her baby.

For excellent patient education resources, visit eMedicineHealth's Women's Health Center. Also, see eMedicineHealth's patient education article Breastfeeding.

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