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    Pituitary Gland Disorders
    • Overview of the Pituitary Gland
      • Anterior lobe hormones
      • Posterior lobe hormones
      • Pituitary gland malfunction
    • ArginineVasopressin Deficiency (Central Diabetes Insipidus)
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Empty Sella Syndrome
    • Enlargement of the Pituitary Gland
    • Prolactinoma
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Gigantism and Acromegaly
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Surgery
        • Medications
        • Radiation therapy
    • Hypopituitarism
      • Causes
        • Causes affecting primarily the pituitary
        • Causes affecting primarily the hypothalamus
      • Symptoms
        • Growth hormone deficiency
        • Deficiency of gonadotropins (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone)
        • Thyroid-stimulating hormone deficiency
        • Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency
        • Prolactin deficiency
        • Hypothalamus deficiencies
        • Pituitary apoplexy
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
        • Treatment of cause
        • Hormone replacement
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