Objective
The objective of the study was to measure serum prolactin level in first-episode psychotic patients.
Design
A cross-sectional hospital-based study.
Patients and methods
This study was carried out at the Dermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department of Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, to measure serum prolactin level in patients with first episode psychosis who did not receive any medication yet. It was carried out on 40 first episode psychotic patients and 40 age-matched control group.
Results
The study showed significant increase in serum prolactin level in antipsychotic-free patients with first-episode psychosis.
Conclusion
Men with first episode psychosis had higher prolactin level than that of control and increased duration of untreated psychosis leads to more hyperprolactinemia.