Assertion: anterior pituitary's hormone | /r/HasProperty | hydrocortisone
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text: The specific type of pituitary hormone replacement depends upon the hormones that are disrupted and may include thyroid hormone, cortisol-like hormones (e.g. hydrocortisone, or prednisone), reproductive hormones (estrogen for women and testosterone for men) and sometimes growth hormone.
text: Most pituitary hormones can be replaced indirectly by administering the products of the effector glands: hydrocortisone (cortisol) for adrenal insufficiency, levothyroxine for hypothyroidism, testosterone for male hypogonadism, and estradiol for female hypogonadism (usually with a progestogen to inhibit unwanted effects on the uterus).