Question: What are the typical medications for a person who has had their entire pituitary gland removed? Answer: Patients with hypopituitarism (no pituitary function) require hormone replacement with thyroid hormone, adrenal steroids (hydrocortisone), and gonadal steroids (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone). If the posterior part of the pituitary gland has also been damaged, the patient may… Continue Reading
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Pituitary Hormone Replacement
Question: I had a pituitary tumor almost 13 years ago. I now take 3 drugs due to the loss of pituitary hormones. How many patients have to continue to take medication for the rest of their lives and why? Answer: If a patient has hypopituitarism (low pituitary function) from either the tumor or the surgery… Continue Reading
Hypopituitarism and Stress
Question: I have permanent pituitary insufficiency and find that I don’t deal with stress well at all. Is this common for someone like me and will it get better? Answer: There are plenty of things that can cause us stress these days. The ability to deal with stress depends on many factors unrelated to one’s… Continue Reading
Definition of Hypopituitarism and Panhypopituitarism
Question: What is the difference between panhypopituitarism vs. hypopituitarism? Answer: The terms are often used interchangeably. Strictly speaking, panhypopituitarism refers to loss of all pituitary function, both anterior and posterior pituitary function. However, some use this term to refer to loss of anterior pituitary function without diabetes insipidus (function of the posterior pituitary gland). Panhypopituitarism… Continue Reading
Thyroid Tumors and Cushing’s
Question: Is there any kind of a thyroid tumor or nodule that can cause Cushing’s? Answer: Almost all of cases of Cushing’s syndrome are caused by a pituitary tumor or adrenal growth. It is uncommon to have Cushing’s syndrome due to another type of tumor, called “ectopic”, and, of the ectopic types, thyroid tumors are… Continue Reading
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