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Navigating growth hormone replacement

Posted on August 14, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

Our last podcast of this series of four on Growth Hormone touches on navigating through the processes of GH replacement, from screening through testing, the selection of the proper doses, and other important factors.  

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The benefits of growth hormone replacement

Posted on August 12, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

Our third podcast in this Growth Hormone replacement series of four covers the benefits you might expect from treatment.  Dr. Blevins also explains his views on the risks involved and touches on the risk/benefit issues related to

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Symptoms and signs of growth hormone deficiency

Posted on August 11, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

In this second podcast on GH deficiency, Dr. Blevins explains the clinical symptoms and signs of this disorder.       “Abstracts (2) (Imagicity 1096)” by Graham Crumb/Imagicity.com. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia

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Diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency

Posted on August 10, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

In this first of a series on Growth Hormone deficiency, Dr Lewis Blevins focuses on definition, diagnosis, and setting the stage for future podcasts on GH Deficiency.  The series will cover the clinical characteristics of

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Hypothyroidism and certain cardiac abnormalities

Posted on August 5, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

From Lewis S. Blevins Jr, MD  –  Hypothyroidism may be associated with certain cardiac abnormalities. One of the more common manifestations is bradycardia which is a slow heart rate. First-degree atrioventricular block and other electrical

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Your guide to underactive thyroid – the true ‘Low T.’

Posted on August 5, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

In this US News and World Report an article, Hypothyroidism: What It Means for You, by Lisa Esposito, Dr. Lewis Blevins co-founder of Pituitary World News and colleagues discuss the intricate facts of Hypothyroidism, its causes, tests,

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Prolactinomas

Posted on July 20, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

Listen to Dr Blevins insights and approaches to prolactinomas       photo by P. Breitenbach – modified by PWN

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Hyperprolactinemia

Posted on July 14, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

In this podcast Dr Blevins discusses Prolactin and Prolactin excess.       Image: 3d structure of prolactin from two orthogonal viewpoints.  

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Endoscopic endonasal surgery for pituitary tumors and cysts

Posted on July 14, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

UCSF’s Dr. Manish Aghi talks about endoscopic endonasal surgery for pituitary tumors and cysts.  

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Pituitary surgery and recovery

Posted on July 14, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, surgical director of the California Center for Pituitary Disorders, discusses pituitary surgery and recovery.

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Diagnosing and Treating Pituitary Tumors

Posted on July 14, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, surgical director at the California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF, discusses the anatomy of the pituitary gland and what happens when pituitary tumors form. The California Center for Pituitary Disorders at

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A closer look: The California Center for Pituitary Disorders at UCSF

Posted on July 14, 2015 (December 4, 2024)

In this video neuro-endocrinologist and Medical Director Dr. Lewis Blevins gives us an intimate look at the  California Center for Pituitary Disorders at the University of California San Francisco and talks about the best treatment for pituitary tumors

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