Pituitary Disorders

• Overviews
• Pituitary FAQs (Pituitary Network Association)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Aldosterone and Renin (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Clonidine Stimulation Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• CRH Stimulation Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Growth Hormone (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• MR Imaging (MRI): Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

• Treatment
• Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery: Neurosurgery without a Scalpel (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Most Frequently Asked Questions When Beginning Growth Hormone Therapy (MAGIC Foundation)
• Understanding Transsphenoidal Surgery (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Pituitary Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Acromegaly (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Acromegaly (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Acromegaly (Pituitary Network Association)
• Adult Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency (Pituitary Network Association)
• Diabetes Insipidus (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
• Empty Sella Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Galactorrhea (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Gigantism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Hypopituitarism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Pituitary Tumors (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Pituitary Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Prolactinoma (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Rathkes Cysts (Pituitary Network Association)
• What Is an Endocrinologist? (Hormone Foundation)

• Disease Management
• Managing Adrenal Insufficiency (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Glossary (Pituitary Network Association)

• Directories
• AACE Physician Finder (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)

• Organizations
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Pituitary Network Association

• Children
• Panhypopituitarism (MAGIC Foundation)
• Pituitary Tumors in Children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)