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About Pituitary Disorders
Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. The pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body.
With pituitary disorders, you often have too much or too little of one of your hormones. Injuries can cause pituitary disorders, but the most common cause is a pituitary tumor.
It sits within Brain and Nerves and Endocrine System.
The lead U.S. institute for this subject is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
When to speak to someone. Reading about a topic cannot tell you whether it applies to you. Speak to a doctor or pharmacist if symptoms are severe, sudden, getting worse, or simply not going away — and seek emergency care immediately for chest pain, breathing difficulty, sudden weakness or confusion, or a serious allergic reaction.
Research on Pituitary Disorders
1,202 studies areregistered for this condition on ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's public registry. A selection is below — the links go straight to the registry entry, not to a summary of ours.
What a registered study does and does not mean. Registration means a study exists and has been declared publicly. It says nothing about whether the treatment being tested works, is safe, or is available to you. Many studies find no benefit — that is what research is for. Never seek out an experimental treatment on the strength of a registry entry alone.
Research currently under way
- Phase 3 Study of LUM-201 in Children With Growth Hormone DeficiencyLumos Pharma
- An Investigation of Pituitary Tumors and Related Hypothalmic DisordersEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Weekly Lonapegsomatropin Compared to Daily Somatropin in Children and Adolescents With Short Stature or Growth Failure Due to Growth Hormone Sufficient DisordersAscendis Pharma A/S
- Evaluating Intranasal Oxytocin (TNX-1900) for Pain Relief and Recovery After Pituitary SurgeryYale University
- Study of Endocrine-Related Conditions and PhysiologyNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Evaluation and Treatment of Neurosurgical DisordersNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Research already completed
- Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Quality of Recovery in Non-functioning Pituitary Adenoma Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Transsphenoidal SurgerySeoul National University Hospital
- Defining the Genetic Basis for the Development of Primary Pigmented Nodular Adrenocortical Disease (PPNAD) and the Carney ComplexEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Korean Regulatory Post Marketing Surveillance for SomavertPfizer
Study data from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2026-07-30. Registry entries are supplied by study sponsors and investigators; ClinicalTrials.gov does not verify their scientific validity. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH.
Where to read more
Rather than paraphrase, we point you to the primary sources. Every link below is to a government health agency, a national institute or a recognised medical body — grouped by what you are trying to find out.
Start Here
- Brain HormonesEndocrine Society
Diagnosis and Tests
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)National Library of Medicine
- Brain MRI (Head MRI)Radiological Society of North America
- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Levels TestNational Library of Medicine
- Growth Hormone TestsNational Library of Medicine
- IGF-1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor 1) TestNational Library of Medicine
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Levels TestNational Library of Medicine
Genetics
- Combined pituitary hormone deficiency: MedlinePlus GeneticsNational Library of Medicine
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: AcromegalyNational Institutes of Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Pituitary DiseasesNational Institutes of Health
Medical subject headings
Clinicians and researchers index this subject under Pituitary Diseases. These are the terms to use when searching medical literature.
This page is built from the MedlinePlus health topic record for Pituitary Disorders, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health. Information is from MedlinePlus.gov. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH. Retrieved 30 July 2026.