Hypopituitarism: An uncommon health condition.

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Hypopituitarism

• Causes Symptoms Treatment Diagnosis
  preventions

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What is Hypopituitarism ?

• Hypopituitarism is an uncommon health condition
  where the pituitary gland does not produce
  hormones or fails to do so in sufficient amounts.
  The pituitary is an important endocrine gland,
  located at the bottom of the brain, responsible
  for secretion of hormones that influence almost
  every body part.
• Hypopituitarism is marked by less production
  of pituitary hormones. This low production
  hampers many body functions like, blood pressure,
  reproduction and growth. 

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Causes of Hypopituitarism

• Head injuries
• Brain or pituitary tumors
• Brain surgery
• Radiation treatment
• Autoimmune inflammation (hypophysitis)
• Stroke
• Infections of the brain, such as meningitis
• Tuberculosis
• Severe loss of blood during childbirth, which may
  cause damage to the front part of the pituitary
  gland (Sheehan syndrome or postpartum pituitary
  necrosis)
• Genetic mutations resulting in impaired pituitary
  hormone production

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Symptoms of Hypopituitarism

• Tiredness
• Weight Loss
• Limited sex drive
• Increased sensitivity to cold
• Loss of appetite
• Iron deficiency
• Infertility
• Irregular periods, hot flashes, loss of pubic
  hair, less milk production in breastfeeding women
• Loss of body or facial hair in men
• Short height of children

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Diagnosis of Hypopituitarism

• Blood tests can help detect faults in hormones.
  They can easily discover low levels of thyroid,
  sex hormones and tell if these low levels are
  associated with insufficient pituitary hormone
  production.
• Stimulation or dynamic testing test the body's
  secretion of hormones after you've taken certain
  medications that might have hampered the hormone
  production.
• MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) can easily
  identify a pituitary tumor.
• Vision tests can verify if growth of a pituitary
  tumor has an effect on your vision.

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Treatment of Hypopituitarism

• Oral Corticosteroids replace the adrenal hormones
  that are not being produces because of a defiant
  ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone).
• Levothyroxine replaces faulty thyroid hormone
  levels caused by low TSH production.
• Sex hormones include testosterone (men) and a
  combination of estrogen and progesterone (women).
  Testosterone levels are checked through the skin
  with a patch, gel or injection. Estrogen levels
  are checked with pills, gels or patches.
• Growth hormone helps children achieve normal
  height. Those (adults) who have a growth hormone
  deficiency may benefit from growth
  hormone replacement, but their height will not
  increase.

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Preventions of Hypopituitarism

• Hypopituitarism occurring after delivery can be
  minimized by taking proper obstetric care. For
  known patients of hypopituitarism, regular
  monitoring and dose adjustment during periods of
  stress, infections may be required so regular
  follow-up is essential. Being prepared for
  emergency situations can help to prevent adverse
  outcomes. It is worth to consider wearing a
  medical alert bracelet or carrying an identity
  card with details of disorder and medicines.

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Risk factors of Hypopituitarism

• History of childhood cancersome treatments can
  damage the pituitary
• Infections
• Genetics
• Type 1 diabetes
• Sickle cell anemia
• Reduced blood volume or hypovolemia

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