Pituitary Disorders throughout the Life Cycle

Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, Departments of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA Adriana G. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, Departments of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

• Section I: The Pituitary Gland in Childhood and Adolescence.- Pituitary Disorders Affecting Linear Growth: Short Stature.- Pituitary Disorders Affecting Linear Growth: Tall Stature.- Childhood Neoplasms and Impact on Development.- Central Precocious Puberty.- Transitions in Care of the Adolescent with Pituitary Dysfunction.- Section II: Fertility and Optimization of Reproductive Potential.- Maintenance of Fertility in the Male Patient with Hypogonadism.- Preconception Management of Female Patients with Hypopituitarism.- Acromegaly: Pre-conception Management.- Prolactinomas: Pre-conception Management.- Cushing’s Disease: Pre-conception Management.- Functional Gonadotropinomas: Pre-conception Management.- Optimization of Care for the Female Patient with hypopituitarism Using Reproductive Technologies.- Section III: Management of the Pregnant Patient.- Management of Hormone Replacement Therapies in the Hypopituitary Patient During Pregnancy.- Management of the Patient with Acromegaly During Pregnancy.- Management of the Patient with Prolactinoma During Pregnancy.- Management of the Patient with Cushing’s Disease During Pregnancy.- Post-partum Pituitary Disorders: Hypophysitis.- Post-partum Pituitary Disorders: Sheehan’s Syndrome.- Section IV: Optimizing Health for Adults with Pituitary Disorders.- Growth Hormone Replacement in the Adult Patient.- Minimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Pituitary Patient: Hypopituitarism.- Minimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Pituitary Patient: Acromegaly.- Minimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Pituitary Patient: Cushing’s Syndrome.- Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement in the Female Hypogonadal Patient.- Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement in the Male Hypogonadal Patient.- Testosterone Replacement in the Hypogonadal Male.- Section V: Non-tumoral Causes of Hypopituitarism in the Adult.- Impact of Repetitive and Traumatic Brain Injury.- Immunomodulatory Treatments for Neoplasms and Impact on Pituitary Function.- Infiltrative Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary.- Opioid Interference with Hypothalamic-Pituitary Function.- Impact of HIV on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis.- Section VI: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disorders in the Elderly.- Surgical Risk and Outcomes for Pituitary Adenomas and Other Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions.- Benefits and Risks of Testosterone Replacement in the Elderly Hypogonadal Man.- Benefits and Risks of GH Replacement in the Elderly.