Result of treatment and outcome of infertile women with pituitary adenoma

Result of treatment and outcome of 45 infertile women with pituitary adenomas were reoorted.Thirty-four cases（75.6%）became pregnant after treatment 10 cases by surgery only and 24 cases by surgeryplus administration of bromocriptine.The chance rates for pregnancy in patients with lower prolactin levelsand micro-or srnall（＜20 mm）adenomas were significantly higher than those with higher prolactin levels andmacroadenomas（＞20 mm）.Most of patients with hyperprolactinemia after operation required medical treat-ment.There is a risk of functional impairment of optic nerves during pregnancy for the patients with a largeremain tumor.Such patients should be monitored during pregnancy by measurement of prolactin levels and vi-sual field examination at monthly intervals.