现已证明,育龄期间hPRL水平存在着性别的差异。对幼年女孩基础PRL水平及其在青春发育期时分泌增加的报告,一般解释是雌激素能够增加PRL分泌;而男孩则无明显变化。 本文作者研究了幼儿和青春发育期男孩和女孩的基础PRL水平及TRH刺激实验对PRL值的影响。这些研究是征得孩子父母同意后并在医学研究 It has been demonstrated that there is a gender difference in hPRL levels during childbearing. The basic PRL level of juvenile girls and their increased secretion during puberty are generally explained by the fact that estrogen increases PRL secretion, while boys have no significant changes. The authors studied basal PRL levels in young children and adolescent boys and girls and the effect of TRH stimulation on PRL values. These studies were obtained with the consent of the child’s parents and in medical research