against a certain result.6 Although there are many aspects which must be considered when. crafting an effective rule statement, this memo will discuss two important aspects of an effective. rule statement: how to create a rule which predicts an outcome and how to comprise a rule of. synthesized case information.
Many medicines can cause prolactin levels to go up. Tumors of the pituitary gland can sometimes cause prolactin to be made. A damaged pituitary gland may not be able to make normal amounts of prolactin so levels will be lower.
A number of otherwise healthy people have elevated prolactin levels because some of the prolactin in their blood is in a different form called macroprolactin. Macroprolactin is prolactin that is bound to a protein (immunoglobulin), is not active in the body, and does not indicate the presence of disease. If an elevated prolactin is found, further laboratory tests may be done to make sure that this is not due to macroprolactin. ^ Back to top.