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Video content is professionally consulted by Dr., Doctor Tran Hoang Ngoc Anh - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital
The pituitary gland is an important endocrine gland, responsible for many functions affecting other endocrine organs or glands of the body. A pituitary tumor is a non-life-threatening disease that affects health and can cause infertility.
According to statistics, nearly half of female patients who come to see pituitary tumors are transferred from obstetrics and gynecology. Pituitary tumors, especially malignant pituitary tumors, have a significant impact on health, if not diagnosed and intervened in time, can lead to pituitary tumors causing infertility.
Patients with pituitary tumor go to gynecological examination due to infertility, after conducting tests, it is found that there is a hormone that interferes with ovulation and fertilization, this is the factor causing infertility. . From there, the patient was asked to have an MRI of the brain and found lesions in the pituitary gland.
Pituitary tumor has a significant impact on health, if not diagnosed and intervened in time, it can lead to infertility. Prolactin-secreting pituitary tumors lead to decreased sex hormone levels. At this time, the amount of prolactin in the blood increases, testosterone in men and estrogen in women will decrease. The effects of pituitary tumors also differ in the sexes.
Pituitary tumors can disrupt the balance of hormones in the body, inhibiting ovulation. At this time, the menstrual cycle will be interrupted, reducing the ability to have a natural child. People with milder levels can still have normal periods and ovulation. However, the hormone progesterone is not produced enough, making it impossible for a fertilized egg to implant. Therefore, it can lead to pituitary tumor causing infertility.
In summary, pituitary tumors reduce a person's ability to have children, due to increased and decreased hormone production erratic in both men and women. Therefore, when the symptoms of pituitary tumor appear, it is necessary to immediately seek medical attention for timely examination and treatment.
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