Influence of pituitary disease on sexual development and functioning.
Pituitary disorders may have a major effect on sexual development and function. This review describes the regulation of normal reproductive hormonal function in the fetus, infant, adolescent and adult. The effects of pituitary insufficiency and pituitary adenomas on sexual development, reproductive function and sexuality in men and women are discussed.
Division of Endocrinology, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, USA. swerdloff@harbor2.hume.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy