A woman's postpartum symptoms wouldn't go away. A brain tumor was to blame.

TL;DR

Lisa Fasone experienced persistent postpartum symptoms, including night sweats, headaches, and infertility, for nearly a year after giving birth in February 2022.
Tests revealed elevated prolactin levels due to a prolactinoma, a benign tumor on her pituitary gland.
Medication for the tumor caused side effects and hindered attempts to conceive, while the tumor continued to grow.
Fasone underwent minimally invasive surgery in April 2025 to remove the tumor.
After surgery, her prolactin levels normalized, and she soon discovered she was pregnant with her second child.
Fasone welcomed her second daughter in February 2026, achieving her dream of having two children.

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