Galactorrhoea

Description

Excessive or inappropriate lactation in females or males, and not necessarily related to pregnancy. Galactorrhoea can occur either unilaterally or bilaterally, and be profuse or sparse. Its most common cause is hyperprolactinemia.

Coding note from above levels

The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)

Index terms

Galactorrhoea
Oversupply of milk
excessive lactation

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excessive milk secretion
galactorrhoea associated with childbirth
galactorrhoea in pregnancy and the puerperium
increased postpartum lactation
milk hypersecretion
persistent secretion of milk associated with childbirth
polygalactia
Galactorrhoea, without mention of attachment difficulty
Galactorrhoea, with mention of attachment difficulty

Inclusions

Oversupply of milk

Excludes

GB23.4 – Galactorrhoea not associated with childbirth

Exclusions from above levels

1C14 – Obstetrical tetanus
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
23 – External causes (for mortality)

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5A61.0 – Postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/882114523 – Mental or behavioural disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Sibling codes

JB46.0 – Retracted nipple associated with childbirth
JB46.1 – Cracked nipple associated with childbirth
JB46.2 – Other or unspecified disorders of breast associated with childbirth
JB46.3 – Agalactia
JB46.4 – Hypogalactia
JB46.5 – Suppressed lactation
JB46.7 – Other or unspecified disorders of lactation

Foundation entity

Galactorrhoea – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/936570562

Part of: JB46: Certain specified disorders of breast or lactation associated with childbirth › 18: Pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium