A pediatric endocrinologist outlines how clinicians can diagnose and treat growth hormone deficiency earlier in children.

There are three basic things you should know about your pituitary gland: it’s buried away at the base of your brain; it’s very important; and, alas, it has a habit of growing tumors. “The ...

A pituitary microadenoma is a type of tumor that develops in the pituitary gland. It is benign and mostly slow growing, but some types can affect a person's health.

Hypothalamus and pituitary gland Your hypothalamus balances your body by making hormones that it sends to be stored in an area of your pituitary called the posterior pituitary. Or, it signals your ...

ACTH is the hormone your pituitary gland sends to your adrenal glands to tell them to produce more cortisol. It can be caused by long-term use of certain steroids or damage to the pituitary gland.

In the pituitary, a small gland located in the middle of the head and connected to the brain, gonadotrophs release hormones that stimulate the ovaries or testes to mature and start making eggs or ...

A pituitary tumor is an irregular mass on your pituitary gland (the small gland inside your skull that regulates hormones). A tumor that grows can press on your pituitary gland and change your hormone ...

A number of cases of Cushing's syndrome associated with tumors of the pituitary gland have been reported. 11–16 These have been either basophil adenomas or, in a few cases, chromophobe tumors.