From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – Most of us know of the complexity of the hypothalamic-pituitary and target gland systems in health and disease. Further, the target gland hormones are carried in the blood
Form J D Faccinetti – So last week, lo and behold, I got a call from a doctor I know. Yes, this is one of the doctors from the group that missed my condition for so
From Lewis S. Blevins, Jr, MD – This is an iPhone photo, through my telescope, of Jupiter and the four Galilean moons. Unfortunately, the exposure did not illustrate the beautiful banding of the planet. The
From J D Faccinetti co-founder Pituitary World News – This is the first in a series of articles where we discuss how technology can affect medical treatment for pituitary patients. Click on this link or
From J D Faccinetti – Shortly after my acromegaly treatment had begun in 2011, I got a call from my friend and now Pituitary World News partner Dr. Lewis Blevins. He had given my name
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr, MD – I delivered an address on this topic in 2008. Here are the main themes extracted from a summary of a document that I prepared for the working
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – Pathologists are the mystery men and women behind the scenes in your healthcare. You will never meet them. You might see their name on a report or two
From Lewis S. Blevins Jr., MD – Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells in a tissue. The cells are related, in that they may be of the same cell type, but are
From Lewis S Blevins, Jr. MD – All too often, I see patients who come to the clinic with devastating recurrences of their pituitary tumors. For example, the accompanying MRI depicts a recurrent pituitary tumor in
From Lewis S Blevins Jr., MD – Although dopamine agonist drugs are available to treat prolactinomas I believe some patients with these tumors are probably best treated surgically. Of course, surgery should be performed by
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 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