Normal Results
The normal values for prolactin are:
- Men: less than 20 ng/mL (425 µg/L)
- Nonpregnant women: less than 25 ng/mL (25 µg/L)
- Pregnant women: 80 to 400 ng/mL (80 to 400 µg/L)
What is a bad prolactin level?
- In non-pregnant females or males, doctors consider prolactin between 50–100 ng/ml as moderately high.
- Most causes of high prolactin will not raise levels above 200 ng/ml.
- One exception is a prolactinoma, which could raise prolactin levels as high as 50,000 ng/ml in extreme cases.
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