Sentences with phrase «pituitary dysfunction»

Expanding on their prior research of the incidence of pituitary dysfunction in male post-bTBI veterans, Dr. Taylor and his colleagues looked at 37 male veterans who had been exposed to combat - related blasts.

We are finding a high incidence of pituitary dysfunction in that group as well.

In soldiers who survive traumatic brain injury from blast exposure, pituitary dysfunction after their blast injury may be an important, under - recognized, and potentially treatable source of their symptoms, a new study finds.

Further study is needed to clarify the extent to which these conditions affect diagnosing true pituitary dysfunction among bTBI survivors and to determine if hormone replacement will benefit them,» Dr. Taylor said.

«Veterans with blast traumatic brain injury may have unrecognized pituitary dysfunction.»

A soldier's depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and certain medications may further complicate diagnosing possible pituitary dysfunction, so it often goes unrecognized and untreated.

There is, however, severe hypothalamic and pituitary dysfunction with this condition, making the standard blood tests inadequate.

It is an important detail because almost all hypothyroidism cases are not caused by pituitary dysfunction.

What are some of the effects of pituitary dysfunction?

The consequences of pituitary dysfunction are wide ranging and particularly serious in children, who can suffer severe learning disabilities, growth and skeletal problems, as well as effects on puberty and sexual function.

I also had pituitary dysfunction...»

Analysis of the data in over 50 studies that assessed adrenal function in chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia patients demonstrates that the majority of these patients have abnormal adrenal function due to hypothalamic - pituitary dysfunction.

The incidence of central hypothyroidism, involving hypothalamic or pituitary dysfunction, in the USA population at large is about 0.00021 %.

But let's say that someone came in like me that had a pituitary dysfunction and produced normal, less than a hundred on a free testosterone level.