Hormonal Factors and Infertility

Introduction: Hyperprolactinaemia and hypothyroidism is successfully managed with simple measures e.g. medicines, therefore this study was planned to find out about patients with higher level of prolactin and TSH in the infertility group. Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Sunder Lal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The study period was from March 2012-February 2016. Total 98 female patients of infertility were included. Results: The range of serum prolactin in controls was 4.3-22 ng/ml while in cases it was 8.0-198 ng/ml (table 2). Serum TSH in controls was 1.0-4.75 mIU/ml while in cases was 3.7-39 mIU/ml. Galactorrhoea was found in (57.14%) cases and hypothyroidism with hyperprolactinaemia was found in (48.97%) cases. Conclusion: Based on this small study showing prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia and hypothyroidism, it could be inferred that these test form the essential component of infertility investigation.