[Hyperprolactinemia--the main cause for hypogonadism and galactorrhea].

After describing several types of persistent galactorrhoea--dysmenorrhoea syndrome they are now classified under a common term hyperprolactinaemia. The physiology and pathology of the prolactin are discussed in this report as well as the author's opinion about the diagnostic and treatment of different forms of hyperprolactinaemia.