Endocrinology

GH levels of patients with known pituitary tumors should be evaluated

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 2nd, 2005

University of Michigan endocrinologists recommend that the growth hormone levels of patients with known pituitary tumors, particularly younger women with normal or mildly elevated prolactin levels, should be evaluated.

"The diagnosis of acromegaly is suspected based on the typical clinical presentation and is subsequently confirmed biochemically by elevated growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I concentrations. We report three female patients with pituitary tumors who presented without any signs or symptoms of acromegaly but with elevated IGF-I levels," wrote A.A. Sakharova and colleagues.

They measured the women's plasma GH every...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-02)

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