Pituitary Disorders: MedlinePlus

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Pituitary Disorders

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Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. The pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body.
With pituitary disorders, you often have too much or too little of one of your hormones. Injuries can cause pituitary disorders, but the most common cause is a pituitary tumor.

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• ACTH
• ACTH (cosyntropin) stimulation test
• ADH
• Cortisol level
• Empty sella syndrome
• FSH
• Growth hormone
• Growth hormone stimulation test
• Growth hormone suppression test
• Head MRI
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Related Topics

• Pituitary Tumors
• Brain and Nerves
• Endocrine System

National Institutes of Health

• The primary NIH organization for research on Pituitary Disorders is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 

 

Start Here

• Pituitary Gland Disorders Overview(Hormone Health Network) 

• Diagnosis/Symptoms

  • ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • Growth Hormone(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • IGF-1 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor -1) Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- Head(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
  • Also available in Spanish

• Treatment

  • Pituitary Disorders Treatment Options(Hormone Health Network)

• Disease Management

  • Pituitary Disorders Lifestyle(Hormone Health Network)

• Specific Conditions

  • Acromegaly(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Empty Sella Syndrome(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
  • Galactorrhea(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Hyperprolactinemia Diagnosis and Treatment(Hormone Health Network) - PDF
  • Hypopituitarism(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
  • Septo-Optic Dysplasia(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
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• Related Issues

  • What Is an Endocrinologist?(Hormone Health Network)
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• Videos

  • Pituitary gland - Encyclopedia
  • Also available in Spanish
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• Anatomy/Physiology

  • Endocrine System (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
  • Also available in Spanish
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• Clinical Trials

  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Acromegaly(National Institutes of Health)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov: Pituitary Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
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• Genetics

  • Genetics Home Reference: Combined pituitary hormone deficiency(National Library of Medicine)
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• Journal Articles

  References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
  • Article: Pasireoride (Signifor) for Cushing's disease.
  • Article: Free and total plasma cortisol measured by immunoassay and mass...
  • Article: Transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease: the role of early post-operative...
  • Article: Impact of GH replacement therapy on sleep in adult patients...
  • Pituitary Disorders -- see more articles
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• Directories

  • Directory of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Organizations(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
  • Find an Endocrinologist(Hormone Health Network)
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• Organizations

  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • Also available in Spanish
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• Teenagers

  • Endocrine System(Nemours Foundation)
  • Also available in Spanish
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• Women

  • Sheehan's Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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• Patient Handouts

  • Empty sella syndrome
  • Also available in Spanish
  • Growth hormone
  • Also available in Spanish
  • Head MRI
  • Also available in Spanish
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Also available in Spanish
  • Pituitary infarction
  • Also available in Spanish
  • Pituitary tumor
  • Also available in Spanish