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Pituitary Disease
Get the facts on Pituitary Disease treatment, diagnosis, staging, causes, types, symptoms. Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data, Pituitary Disease prevention, screening, research, statistics and other Pituitary Disease related topics. We answer all your qestions about Pituitary Disease.
Question: Who is the tallest person WITHOUT a pituitary disease? In other words, who is the tallest healthy person? The tallest people in the world all have disease that have caused them to grow extremely tall. But not all tall people have this disease. Who is the tallest natural and healthy person?
or Pituitary issues. the 7'+ basketball players are healthy but tall due to genetics. Who is the tallest person due to genes, not medical issues.
Answer: I'm sorry I don't know, but I sure enjoyed the reading on that subject.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tal…
Question: [Urgency]How to treat pituitary disease? Thank you very much.? What is pituitary disease?
Can it be cured? How to treat it? Thank you very much.
Answer: well its a common disease. and, yes its treatable that is if u discover it. the pituitary is located in the sella turcica witch is the Turkish saddle of the skull. thats all that i know,sorry, hope it helps alittle.
Question: Question about pituitary adenomas/cushings disease? Has anyone here ever had a pituitary adenoma/surgery? Ive been diagnosed with cushings disease, and its a nightmare. I cannot wait until surgery, but the symptoms are awful, esp weight gain which apparently goes away? xx
Answer: I haven't had it, but I have done it.
The surgery is the cure.
You will feel heaps better once the adenoma is found and fished out.
Good luck!
Question: Does anyone have any information on Pituitary Dwarfism Disease? I cant Find anything really good.?
Answer: I think it is now called Growth Hormone Deficiency.
http://www.magicfoundation.org/www/docs/…
Question: Can you use byetta for hypothalmic pituitary dysfunction? Will it help me loose weight? My Dr. diagnosed me with hypothalmic pituitary disease, after doing blood tests. Apparently I have a hormone imbalance which also affects my menstrual cycle.I am having a hysterectomy for uterine bleeding. I'm wondering IF byetta will help me loose weight quickly?
Answer: I used byetta for Diabetes... And they say it will help you lose weight. However, while taking it I was so nausieated all the time. I felt dizzy and felt like I was going to throw up all the time.
I don't know if you will feel this way but that is one of the common side effects.
I think that is why you lose weight because you don't feel like eating that's for sure.
good luck
Question: What diseases affect the pituitary gland? I am doing a science project and wanted to know what diseases affected the pituitary gland.
Answer: cancer.
hormonal diseases.
Question: Does Pituitary gland have anything to do with this disease?
Answer: You did not say what disease?? I do have experience with pituitary disorders but need to know what you are talking about first..
Question: I was diagnosed Cushing's disease last year due to a pituitary adenoma, due in for surgery in April... ? I'm scared, the surgery is going to be performed in Mexico using the transphenoidal method, my adenoma is 6 x 5 mm, located on the left side of the gland, the carotide vein, is near the adenoma, what should I expect?
I heard there is an alternative to surgery, by using gamma knife, is it appropiate to be used in my case?
Answer: The surgery is done thru an endoscope which goes up thru the nostrils to a natural passageway. The surgeon can move the instrument down to the pituitary adenoma near the carotid vein & remove the tumor.
You may need to take medication after the surgery.
If you Google "transphenoidal" click on 1st site "Surgery"
They have a video you can watch of the removal of a pituitary adenoma.
You can also google mayo clinic>>diseases>>Cushing's disease
Good luck
Question: What do we do after the endocronoligist refuses to do anything but lab tests to rule out Cushings Disease(son)? My son meets criteria for all symptoms.Lab tests are only 80% reliable.I believe he needs to see a Pituitary Specialist.His pediatrician said we need to rely on the specialist we saw.We are in Indpls.IN.I would like to hear from someone with personal experience with Cushings Disease.
Answer: You listen to the endo. He knows what he is doing. You need the test results.
You are way ahead of yourself. Even if he does have Cushings, the doctor needs to look for the cause. You are jumping straight to the pituitary, when there is no proof that the pituitary is the cause.
If it is, your son will need an oncologist/surgeon.
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Infection Control Today
In the years that followed, other sources of infection were identified: stereotactic electroencephalogram electrodes, neurosurgical instruments, cadaveric dura mater and pituitary glands, and, most recently, secondary variant CJD (vCJD) blood products.
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MedPage Today
Acromegaly is typically caused by a noncancerous tumor in the pituitary gland, which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone and accompanying rises in insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1). Only about 20% to 25% of patients with acromegaly who are ...
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Novartis drug SigniforR approved in the EU as the first medication to treat ...
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New York Times
He was concerned, however, that she might have acromegaly ? a disease caused by a small tumor located on the pituitary gland. 3 THE DISEASE Acromegaly (from the Greek meaning ?large extremities?) occurs when a pituitary tumor leads the gland to ...
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Huffington Post
If so, perhaps you suffer from Manopause due to a combination of your testes' failure to make adequate amounts of testosterone (Andropause), your adrenals failing to make enough dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) (Adrenopause) and your pituitary making ...
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Ancient Egyptian mummy suffered rare and painful disease
Fox News
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Reuters
Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by enlargement of the hands, feet and internal organs, as well as changes in facial structure[2],[3]. The majority of acromegaly cases are caused by a non-cancerous tumor in the pituitary gland that ...
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New York Times (blog)
Acromegaly is a disease caused by a tumor, usually found in the pituitary gland, that secretes an excess of growth hormone, the blood chemical that tells our bodies to grow. Children with acromegaly can grow to extraordinary stature.
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Coeur d'Alene Press
When discussing adrenal health, several terms need to be clarified: Adrenal Insufficiency is a term reserved for the medical disease which constitutes a measurable lack of production of adrenal hormones, especially cortisol and aldosterone.
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Medscape
This "increases the reassurance that during pegvisomant, the rates of pituitary tumor enlargement, liver test elevations, and injections-site reactions are very low," the researchers report. The study was designed to assess the effectiveness and safety ...
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