what are the symptoms of a pituitary disorder
One or more of these symptoms may not indicate a pituitary disorder, but if you have some of these and they are unexplained, you owe it to yourself to investigate further. Take the time to go through the important information here on the PNA Website. Ask your physician about all your symptoms.ue to the pituitary's involvement in regulating hormones, any pituitary disturbance can create a hormonal imbalance. Hormonal imbalances can cause a number of symptoms, some of which are listed below. 1  Headaches. 2  Depression. 3  Mood/Emotion Swings. 4  Anger. 5  Loss of Memory.
Pituitary Tumors. The most frequent type of pituitary disorder is a pituitary glandtumor. These tumors are fairly common in adults. They are not brain tumors and are almost always benign (that is, not cancer).In fact, cancerous tumors of this sort are extremely rare. There are two types of tumorsâsecretory and non-secretory. Hyposecretion can also result from surgery or radiation of a tumor. 2  Tumor mass effects: As a pituitary tumor grows and presses against the pituitary gland or other areas in the brain, it may cause headaches, vision problems, or other health effects.