From Lewis Blevins, MD – Photo abstract blend – Prolactin is produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Its secretion is largely regulated by dopamine from the hypothalamus which inhibits prolactin production and release. TRH (which
From our friend Christina Bourne O’Neil – I was diagnosed with a prolactinoma in 2005. Prior to my diagnosis and before my symptoms began I had very few health problems. When my symptoms initially began,
From Lewis Blevins, MD Introduction Growth Hormone is a peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus stimulates it’s release while somatostatin from the hypothalamus inhibits GH. Somatostatin is
Karen Webb-Meek from the UK wrote us about her daughter Poppy. This is a short film about Poppy Webb-Jones who has the condition Panhypopituitarism (PHP) which is a disorder where many of the hormones essential
From Lewis Blevins. MD – Polyuria in the setting of thirst and increased water intake, with a dilute urine, and a high or high normal serum sodium (>141-142 mEq/L) is usually recognizable as DI. Some
From Lewis Blevins, MD – These images show the serial visual fields in a patient with a pituitary tumor. The blackened parts illustrate what the patient CANNOT see as if they were our very
From Lewis Blevins, MD – Empty sella syndrome as a misnomer for the sella is not empty. It is usually filled with spinal fluid. Furthermore, a true syndrome does not exist. An empty sella
From Lewis Blevins, MD – We really shouldn’t call them nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. They are living tissue and thus “functioning.” The term comes from the fact that they are not producing any hormones in excess
J.D. wrote his story and the intimation was that I should do the same so that all of you know who we are. So, I’ll do it this way……let’s call it….things you may not know
From J D Faccinetti – There are several expert sources that have focused research on the prevalence of pituitary tumors. Estimates on these studies varied from as high as 30 percent to as low