Open AccessPregnancy and pituitary disorders: Challenges in diagnosis and management
Author(s) -
Bashir Ahmad Laway,
Shabir Ahmad Mir
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.122608
Subject(s) - pituitary disorder , acromegaly , medicine , endocrine system , hypophysitis , pregnancy , prolactinoma , pituitary disease , hypopituitarism , pituitary gland , pituitary tumors , endocrine disease , disease , bioinformatics , physiology , endocrinology , hormone , prolactin , growth hormone , biology , genetics
Pregnancy is associated with normal physiological changes in endocrine system that assists fetal survival as well as preparation of labor. The pituitary gland is one of the most affected organs in which major changes in anatomy and physiology take place. Due to overlapping clinical and biochemical features of pregnancy, sometimes the diagnosis of pituitary disorders may be challenging. It is important to know what normal parameters of changes occur in endocrine system in order to diagnose and manage complex endocrine problems in pregnancy. In our present review, we will focus on pituitary disorders that occur exclusively during pregnancy like Sheehan's syndrome and lymphocytic hypophysitis and pre-existing pituitary disorders (like prolactinoma, Cushing's disease and acromegaly), which poses significant challenge to endocrinologists.