Treatment
Talk with your doctor about the best plan for you. This condition is permanent. It will likely need to be treated for life. Treatment options include:
Medications
If the condition is caused by a tumor, it is first treated with medications such as:
These can successfully shrink the tumor in up to 90% of cases.Surgery
Medication may not always work. In this case, surgery may be needed. If a tumor is involved it will be removed. Part or all of the gland may be removed as well.
Hormone replacement therapy is needed after surgery.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
When the target hormone levels are inadequate, they must be replaced. In most cases, therapy does not replace the hormones that the pituitary gland produces. Instead, the hormones of the other target glands that it stimulates are replaced. Examples include:
- Thyroid hormone
- Corticosteroids
- Testosterone (male)
- Estrogen and progesterone (female)
- Growth hormone
- Antidiuretic hormone
Radiation Therapy
Treatment with radiation is used after drug or surgical treatment.
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