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  2. Pituitary disease - Wikipedia

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    Hypophysitis, inflammation of the pituitary gland. Autoimmune hypophysitis (or lymphocytic hypophysitis), inflammation of the pituitary gland due to autoimmunity. Nelson's syndrome, may occur after surgical removal of both adrenal glands, an out-dated method of treating Cushing's disease. Pituitary tumour, a tumor of the pituitary gland.

  3. Autoimmune hypophysitis - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune hypophysitis can lead to deficiencies in one or more pituitary hormones, causing central diabetes insipidus if the posterior pituitary gland is affected as well as central adrenal insufficiency and central hypothyroidism if the anterior pituitary gland is affected. [1] The symptoms depend on what part of the pituitary is affected.

  4. Pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    The pituitary gland or hypophysis is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans , the pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain , protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus . The human pituitary gland is oval shaped , about 1 cm in diameter, 0.5–1 gram (0.018–0.035 oz) in weight on average, and about the size of a kidney bean .

  5. What Is Low Testosterone & What Causes It? - AOL

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    Pituitary disorders. Pituitary gland dysfunction can occur from tumors, infections, surgeries, or for other reasons. When the pituitary gland doesn’t produce LH and FSH, there’s no signaling ...

  6. Hypopituitarism - Wikipedia

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    Hypopituitarism is the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. [1] [2] If there is decreased secretion of one specific pituitary hormone, the condition is known as selective hypopituitarism. [3]

  7. Pituitary apoplexy - Wikipedia

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    The pituitary gland consists of two parts, the anterior (front) and posterior (back) pituitary. Both parts release hormones that control numerous other organs. In pituitary apoplexy, the main initial problem is a lack of secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, corticotropin), which stimulates the secretion of cortisol by the adrenal ...

  8. Decades-old human growth hormone treatments linked to five ...

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    Scientists extracted the hormone from the cadavers’ pituitary glands, located at the base of the brain. ... “You would have thought that if this were a big problem, we would have a lot of ...

  9. Category:Pituitary disorders - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Pituitary disorders" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...