If a woman experiences elevated levels of prolactin due to a pituitary adenoma while breastfeeding, which consequence is most likely?

💡 Explanation

Elevated prolactin inhibits the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which suppresses luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion; this, in turn, inhibits ovulation. Therefore, suppressed ovulation cycles are most likely, rather than increased bone density or enhanced bonding, because hyperprolactinemia disrupts the normal hormonal cycle.

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