Pituitary Disorders throughout the Life Cycle

lt;p>Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD, Departments of Medicine and Neurologic Surgery, Chair of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA

Section I: The Pituitary Gland in Childhood and Adolescence.- Pituitary Disorders Affecting Linear Growth: Short Stature.- Pituitary Disorders Affecting Linear Growth: Tall Stature.- Childhood Neoplasms and Impact on Development.- Central Precocious Puberty.- Transitions in Care of the Adolescent with Pituitary Dysfunction.- Section II: Fertility and Optimization of Reproductive Potential.- Maintenance of Fertility in the Male Patient with Hypogonadism.- Preconception Management of Female Patients with Hypopituitarism.- Acromegaly: Pre-conception Management.- Prolactinomas: Pre-conception Management.- Cushing's Disease: Pre-conception Management.- Functional Gonadotropinomas: Pre-conception Management.- Optimization of Care for the Female Patient with hypopituitarism Using Reproductive Technologies.- Section III: Management of the Pregnant Patient.- Management of Hormone Replacement Therapies in the Hypopituitary Patient During Pregnancy.- Management of the Patient with Acromegaly During Pregnancy.- Management of the Patient with Prolactinoma During Pregnancy.- Management of the Patient with Cushing's Disease During Pregnancy.- Post-partum Pituitary Disorders: Hypophysitis.- Post-partum Pituitary Disorders: Sheehan's Syndrome.- Section IV: Optimizing Health for Adults with Pituitary Disorders.- Growth Hormone Replacement in the Adult Patient.- Minimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Pituitary Patient: Hypopituitarism.- Minimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Pituitary Patient: Acromegaly.- Minimizing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the Pituitary Patient: Cushing's Syndrome.- Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement in the Female Hypogonadal Patient.- Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement in the Male Hypogonadal Patient.- Testosterone Replacement in the Hypogonadal Male.- Section V: Non-tumoral Causes of Hypopituitarism in the Adult.- Impact of Repetitive and Traumatic Brain Injury.- Immunomodulatory Treatments for Neoplasms and Impact on Pituitary Function.- Infiltrative Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary.- Opioid Interference with Hypothalamic-Pituitary Function.- Impact of HIV on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis.- Section VI: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disorders in the Elderly.- Surgical Risk and Outcomes for Pituitary Adenomas and Other Sellar and Suprasellar Lesions.- Benefits and Risks of Testosterone Replacement in the Elderly Hypogonadal Man.- Benefits and Risks of GH Replacement in the Elderly.