Diabetes insipidus: Thirst.
From Lewis Blevins, MD – Thirst is really difficult to define. It is best described as a desire to ingest water. This is different from having a dry mouth. Both may, however, occur at the
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Hyponatremia
From Lewis Blevins, MD – Hyponatremia is the term used to describe low serum sodium levels. A low serum sodium may result from salt losses or else from an excess amount of water in the
Tests of Pituitary Function: Gonadotropins in Men
From Lewis Blevins, MD – LH and FSH are produced by the pituitary gland under the regulation of pulsatile secretion of GnRH from the hypothalamus. LH stimulates the Leydig cells of the testes to produce testosterone.
Tests of Pituitary Function: Gonadotropins in Women
From Lewis Blevins MD – LH and FSH are produced by the pituitary gland under the regulation of pulsatile secretion of GnRH from the hypothalamus. LH stimulates the thecal cells around a developing egg in
Molly’s Story
From Rachel Pegler – My daughter Molly has hypopituritsm She takes thyroid medication, growth hormone and hydro-cortisone this pituitary condition was undiagnosed for 14 years, she has suffered immensely as a baby and child. Molly
Rathke’s Cleft and other Pituitary Cysts
Understand Rathke’s cleft and other pituitary cysts—what they are, how they form, and why naming them matters.
Pineal Gland Cysts.
From Lewis Blevins, MD – Pineal cysts are seen in about 2% of all MRI’s of the brain. I see them as perhaps more common in pituitary patients simply because I look at the scans
Tests of Pituitary Function: Prolactin
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 a Tiara to a Tumor: Miss Nevada’s Struggle with a Pituitary Adenoma
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,
Growth Hormone Deficiency
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
The Sella Turcica
An anatomical journey to the sella turcica with Dr. Lewis Blevins of Pituitary World News on September 24, 2014.
Headaches in Patients with Pituitary Tumors
A Pituitary World News interview with esteemed pituitary neurological surgeon Dr. Manish Aghi at University of California, San Francisco on September 24, 2014.