Hypopituitarism is a disorder in which your pituitary gland fails to produce one or more of its hormones, or doesn't produce enough of them. A short supply of one or more of these pituitary hormones can affect any number of your body's routine functions.

While physicians rarely diagnose hypopituitarism, they should be aware of the signs and symptoms that characterize this disorder. The pituitary gland plays a major role in the endocrine system, linking the endocrine system and the CNS.

The pituitary is a small bean-shaped gland located at the base of your brain, somewhat behind your nose and between your ears. It's part of your endocrine system, which consists of glands that produce hormones that regulate processes throughout your body. Besides the pituitary gland, the endocrine system includes the thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, pancreas, ovaries (in females) and testicles (in men).

Screening and diagnosis

Blood tests can help detect deficits in hormones as a result of pituitary failure. For example, these tests can identify low levels of thyroid, adrenal or sex hormones, and determine that these low levels are associated with inadequate pituitary hormone production.

Your physician may also suggest that you be hospitalized or go to a specialized endocrine clinic to undergo stimulation or dynamic tests. These tests check your body's secretion of hormones after you've taken certain medications that can stimulate hormone production.

Your doctor may also recommend:

• A computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of your brain to detect a pituitary tumor.

• Tests of your vision to determine if growth of a pituitary tumor has impaired your sight or visual fields.

• In children, an X-ray of the hand and wrist to measure whether the bones are growing normally.

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