Pituitary insufficiency (hypopituitarism) is the term used to describe hypofunction of the pituitary gland (hypophysis). The condition can manifest itself in a deficiency of one or more hormones of the pituitary gland.
Below you will find further information and selected specialists for the treatment of pituitary insufficiency.
There are many causes of pituitary insufficiency. It can be idiopathic (i.e. the cause is unknown) or caused by
Symptoms vary depending on which hormones are deficient.
Commonly described symptoms include
Due to the various symptoms, the diagnosis must be made in several directions.
First of all, the patient is questioned in detail in order to record the symptoms and their duration as accurately as possible.
This is followed by laboratory diagnostics: basal hormone diagnostics and, in some cases, endocrinological functional diagnostics to check the individual sub-functions of the pituitary gland.
Pituitary insufficiency is often caused by tumors in the area of the hypothalamus or pituitary gland. Imaging diagnostics must therefore also be carried out.
Depending on the cause, pituitary insufficiency is treated with medication or surgery.
In drug therapy, the various hormones that the body does not produce or does not produce sufficiently are reduced.
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