Worldwide membership over 40. Includes newsletters, resources, GP fact file, general information for patients and a glossary. An introduction, anterior pituitary, growth hormone and actions, abnormalities in GH release, prolactin, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone, posterior pituitary, arginine vasopressin and oxytocin. A description of the gland and what it does followed by a look at the causes for different disorders. A look at the tests for diagnosis.
Information is provided through newsletters, meetings pamphlets and online resources.
Dedicated to sufferers of various pituitary disorders. The anatomy and functions of this gland. An organization to furthering the understanding of diseases of this gland. Information section for the public. Easy access to published medical research findings about a pituitary tumor producing an excess of the hormone prolactin.