effect of adrenocortical hormones on prolactin secretion under basal and stress conditions

Secretion of prolactin hormone is dependant upon intact adrenal gland due to the stimulatory action of glucocorticoids. Strees leads to marked increase i n serum prolactine level which is markedly reduced after adrenalectomy revealing the importance of glucocorticoids as a stimulatory hormone for prolactine secretion, another point of great importance is that increased prolactine secretion release may contribute to menstrual irrigularites as oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea and luteal phase defect