Pituitary adenoma is a benign tumor located in on the level of the pituitary gland and is an abnormal growth of glandular tissue. Until recently it was a relatively rare disease but lately the number of cases detected has increased greatly. The phenomenon can be explained by increasing levels of radiation in the our life style, radiation that affects the endocrine system. This is more sensitive to changes in the environment and harmful factors acting on the body daily. In addition to endocrine disorders manifest symptoms more quickly in the body.
Pituitary or pituitary gland play a very important role in the body, being the second of endocrine command center after the epiphysis. It control the level of hormones secreted by the thyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas and ovaries or testes. The presence of a pituitary adenoma producing the hormonal imbalance affects the whole system very strong and the endocrine system.
Hormones play a role in the human body and a catalyst for change does not allow normal metabolic functioning within normal parameters. We can say that any disease is preceded by the presence of an endocrine imbalance. After stress, hormonal disorders are the second factor leading to disease in the body.
Pituitary Adenoma Causes
The causes of this disease are numerous and complex. Among them are the most common toxicity in the environment, very strong emotional shock and unresolved inner conflicts.
Toxins that enter the body interferes and disrupts metabolic and endocrine activity exchanges, causing hormonal changes values. These values are changing pituitary receives wrong information and self-awry. If hormonal disorders persist in the body a long time without being detected and treated adenoma is formed.
Another cause is emotional trauma. When a person goes through very strong emotional shock secretes hormones is greater or smaller than normal for the body to handle crisis situations. After the shock the nervous system may remain stuck on the information received at that time. In this case the brain will control the endocrine glands to secrete hormones in amounts below since the crisis, although it has passed. Strain and thus interfere endocrine hormonal imbalances. In this context pituitary adenoma is formed.
The amount of hormones secreted in the body is determined by the intensity of emotions and feelings. When this internal conflicts strong emotional oscillations occur, followed by sudden oscillations of the amount of hormones secreted. Fluctuations too often within a certain period of time depletes the pituitary, resulting in changes in the gland.
The Symptoms and Effects of Pituitary Adenoma
Pituitary adenoma is a condition that can occur in both sexes. Clinical manifestations depend on tumor location, the nature and degree of development of disease.
Prolactinoamele are the most common forms. In their case the tumor secretes the hormone prolactin. The women produce amenorrhea (lack of menstruation), galactorrhea (lactation false) and sterility. In men with hypogonadism occurs, low libido and impotence. Tumors that secrete growth hormone excess leads to the appearance of gigantism in children and acromegaly in adults, that is the overgrowth of the head and limbs. Adenomas that secrete hormones ACTH causes Cushing’s disease emergence.
In the female, the appearance of any type of pituitary adenoma level is accompanied by no ovarian cysts, breast nodules and thyroid nodules, strong menstrual disorders, decreased libido, frigidity and sterility in some cases mostly. Visual quality can be affected by which they exert pressure on the optic nerve tumor. Depending on the size of adenomas may be just a change in perception of shades or complete blindness.
Allow for headaches, concentration problems and memory process, the patient tired and emotional swings confuse him. Gradually installs a general feeling of anxiety and fatigue. Changes occur in the mental processes which can lead to a reduction of intellectual and professional performance.