Interactive Quiz: Galactorrhea as the Initial Presentation of a Hepatic Condition

Answer: B, 1.4 per 100,000 persons

The reported incidence of galactorrhea, or inappropriate lactation, ranges in women from 0.1% to 32%.¹ This wide range is likely due in part to the broad definition of galactorrhea.

Galactorrhea can occur in men, albeit rarely,² and is thought to be caused by an elevated prolactin level. The incidence of prolactinoma in men is estimated to be 1.4 per 100,000 persons per year,³ with two-thirds of affected men reporting loss of libido and erectile dysfunction as initial symptoms.⁴

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