the milk hormone
Milk hormone is one of the hormones produced by the pituitary gland, and the function of this hormone is to stimulate the glands in the breast on the secretion of milk from the beginning of the stages of pregnancy to the stage of birth and when the mother begins to breastfeed her child remains the normal level of this hormone naturally to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers, The percentage of milk hormone is high in the mother due to tumors in the pituitary gland, which is usually a benign tumor.
Symptoms of high milk hormone
This happens when women and men:
- Infertility and irregularity in the menstrual cycle, the cycle may be absent completely when the patient.
- Increased milk secretion in the breast although the woman is not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Impaired sexual desire, and dryness in the vagina.
- Erectile Dysfunction.
- Chronic headache and impaired vision
Causes of high milk hormone
- Take some drugs that increase the secretion of milk hormone such as psychotropic drugs and treatment of vomiting.
- Pituitary tumors affecting the center of secretion of milk hormone.
- Thyroid diseases lead to increased secretion of milk hormone.
- Cases of PCOS.
- Kidney disease.
- Liver fibrosis.
Treatment of high milk hormone
In most cases it is possible to treat pituitary hyperplasia and reduce the size of the tumor, and control the level of milk hormone using a treatment called (bromocarbatin) and taken this treatment in small doses and graduated to avoid the occurrence of side effects, but this treatment does not benefit in cases of hyperplasia of the pituitary gland, To reduce the level of milk hormone in such cases, the patient needs medication to maintain the normal level of milk hormone, pituitary operations are the delicate processes that require skill and great experience, during the treatment period should focus on weight loss can take vitamins and supplements Nutrients such as omega-3, should maintain a balanced diet and eat vegetables and fruits and keep away from fat that causes weight gain, drinking adequate amounts of water
Natural recipes for the treatment of high milk hormone
- Mix one cup with one quarter cup of ground beans and 1/4 cup of sprigs and then dip them in a cup of boiling water for 1 hour. Add a teaspoon of honey to the sweetener and drink the mixture on the fifth day of the course.
- Drink barley-free water in the morning and before bedtime.
- Mix a cup of marjoram and a quarter cup of sage and soak them in a glass of water, and drink a cup in the morning and another before bedtime.