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  1. Causes of Hyperprolactinaemia    
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  3. The causes of hyperprolactinaemia may be considered, in a simplified fashion, as resulting from four basic disorders of the prolactin secretion mechanism:
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  5. ΓÇó Hypothalamic dopamine deficiency
  6. ΓÇó Defective dopamine delivery
  7. ΓÇó Lactotroph insensitivity to dopamine
  8. ΓÇó Stimulation of lactotroph cells
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  10. In some patients, however, it is not possible to elucidate the cause of hyperprolactinaemia.