Pituitary Insufficiency
Body organs affected by stimulatory hormones from the pituitary include the thyroid, adrenals, and gonads. Bone growth in childhood is dependent on pituitary GH. Pituitary failure does not produce a clear-cut syndrome analogous to syndromes produced by failure of pituitary-controlled organs (“end organs”) such as the thyroid. Therefore, pituitary hormone deficiency is considered only when […]