In this conversation recorded at ENDO 2026 in Chicago a few weeks ago, we sit down with Dr. Kevin Yuen, medical director of the Barrow Pituitary Center in Phoenix, Arizona, to discuss one of the most challenging periods in pituitary care: the transition from pediatric to adult services. Dr. Yuen explains why these years are so vulnerable.
In this episode Dr. Blevins reviews the physiological factors that regulate the secretion of Growth Hormone and discusses tests to evaluate disorders in its secretion.
Podcast: The importance of having patients participate in the design of their treatment is the focus of this podcast by Dr. Kevin Yuen, Director of the Barrows Neurological Insitute and PWN contributor. Dr. Yuen explains
This podcast by Dr. Lewis Blevins offers a comprehensive review of growth hormone, GH deficiency, diagnostic testing, a statistics discussion on the strength and accuracy of a diagnostic test and an in-depth explanation of Macrilen an
In this podcast, Dr. Blevins discusses growth hormone replacement, growth hormone deficiency tests, and some of the implications that affect medical decision making. Music by Patrick Mueke – non-commercial licence
A highly informative podcast on growth hormone-secreting adenomas by Dr. Lewis Blevins. This is the third of a series on pituitary tumors.
This fascinating podcast by Dr Lewis Blevins and Jorge Faccinetti goes from discussing athletes taking too much growth hormone, to patients taking to much Growth Hormone, to normal people, perhaps looking for eternal youth and
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
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
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
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