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Pituitary conditions

Pituitary conditions: Introduction

Any condition that affects the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain and produces hormones that control other hormone-producing glands. For example it produces a thyroid-stimulating hormone which stimulates the thyroid gland into producing hormones. Some conditions that can affect the pituitary gland includes pituitary cancer, Cushing's syndrome and Addison's disease. ...more »

Symptoms of Pituitary conditions

• Symptoms can vary considerably depending on the particular condition involved.
• Pituitary symptoms
• Hormone-related symptoms
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pituitary conditions:

• Thyroid: Home Testing:
  • Home Thyroid Function Testing
  • Home TSH Tests
  • Home Adrenal Function Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pituitary conditions?

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Pituitary conditions: Related Patient Stories

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Pituitary conditions: Deaths

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Types of Pituitary conditions

• Pituitary cancer
• Acromegaly
• Gigantism
• Cushing's syndrome
• Pituitary amenorrhea (type of Amenorrhea)
• more types...»

See full list of 15 Types of Pituitary conditions

Causes of Pituitary conditions

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Disease Topics Related To Pituitary conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pituitary conditions:

• Elevated serum prolactin
• Anterior pituitary gland
• Breast development
• Breast enlargement
• Pregnancy
• Lactation
• Secondary amenorrhea
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Misdiagnosis and Pituitary conditions

Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary disorders). For example, fatigue, headache, weight gain, ...read more »

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Research about Pituitary conditions

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Clinical Trials for Pituitary conditions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pituitary conditions include:

• Study of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone in Normal Volunteers and in Patients With Thyroid or Pituitary Abnormalities - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - TRH (Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone)
• Study to Define Optimal IGF-1 Monitoring in Children Treated With NutropinAq - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Somatropin (rDNA origin)
• Effects of Growth Hormone Administration on Cardiovascular Risk in Cured Acromegalics With Growth Hormone Deficiency - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Genotropin
• Treatment of Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - growth hormone
• Growth Hormone Administration and Its Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Growth Hormone Deficient Women - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Genotropin
• more trials...»

See full list of 83 Clinical Trials for Pituitary conditions

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Pituitary conditions: Broader Related Topics

• Systemic disorders
• Endocrine disorders
• Endocrine system conditions
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Types of Pituitary conditions

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