what does it mean when a 20 year old has 24.7 prolactin level?

Question

cant be pregnant.. I already had 2 periods.... then what?

Answer 1

First off, there must be some reason your doc drew blood for this hormone. This is not the hormone usually tested for in a pregnancy test. Prolactin rises in pregnancy because it is responsible for helping to get the whole breast milk thing going (pro = for lactin = lactation). In a non pregnant woman this can be elevated due to a pititary gland tumor. That being said your level seems about normal, so you should really ask the doc why this was tested for in the first place. Here is a link about this test from a lab. http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw47630/results.htm