The role of the pituitary gland in physiology

Video content is professionally consulted by Dr., Doctor Tran Hoang Ngoc Anh - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital

The pituitary gland is extremely important to adult physiology. The pituitary gland affects the functioning of 5 glands in the body:

Adrenals; Milk glands; Thyroid; Growth hormone; Sexual function. The pituitary gland secretes hormones that stimulate the ovaries in women and testosterone in men. Without that hormone, a woman will not ovulate.
Pituitary tumors usually appear in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Manifestations of pituitary disorders are quite vague, patients often go to the doctor when they have the following symptoms: Infertility due to difficulty having children, depression, stress due to decreased sex drive.
Men with pituitary adenomas often go to a gynecologist because of the impact on sexual function.
To diagnose and treat patients with pituitary disorders, it is necessary to find the cause of hypopituitarism by endocrine screening, brain magnetic resonance imaging to find the cause of tumor compression. Depending on the cause, there is a treatment. Identify and screen for treatable tumors. If yes, then surgery, normal pituitary release, after 2-3-6 months evaluate endocrine function, when necessary, use hormone replacement. If not, then it is necessary to continue treatment with an endocrinologist and obstetrician.
Nutrition and living activities are extremely important for endocrine stability: Exercise, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and proper nutrition can positively affect and affect the formation and excretion of hormones.