How are prolactinomas treated?
Prolactinomas are usually treated with medications that act like dopamine (such as bromocriptine or cabergoline). Treatment can reduce prolactin levels and symptoms and restore fertility, but the medications may have to be taken for several months or years. Surgery is sometimes necessary if the prolactinomas are large or not responding to treatment. This surgery is delicate and requires an experienced surgeon. Sometimes, despite medication and/or surgery, the prolactinoma will return.
