The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline that recommends treating insufficient hormone levels in individuals with hypopituitarism by replacing hormones at levels as close to the body's natural patterns as possible. (endocrine.org)
They found that 12, or 44 percent, of blast - concussed veterans had irregular hormone levels indicating an underactive pituitary gland — also known as hypopituitarism. (sciencedaily.com)
«The current treatment options for patients suffering from hypopituitarism, a dysfunction of the pituitary gland, are far from optimal,» says first study author Bastian Zimmer of the Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. (sciencedaily.com)