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| Year : 2005 | Volume
: 51
| Issue : 3 | Page : 223-224 |
Pregnancy in a patient with hypopituitarism following surgery and radiation for a pituitary adenoma
VP Thomas1, B Sathya2, S George2, N Thomas1
1 Department of Endocrinology,Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004, India
2 Department of Reproductive Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004, India
Correspondence Address:
N Thomas
Department of Endocrinology,Christian Medical College, Vellore-632004
India
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PMID: 16333199 
This is a case of partial hypopituitarism resulting from surgery and radiation for a non- functioning pituitary macroadenoma. The patient had amenorrhea which was secondary to hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and had been on L-thyroxine for central hypothyroidism. For pregnancy, ovulation was induced by gonadotrophins and this was followed by an intrauterine insemination. The antenatal period was uneventful and a Caesarean section was done at 33 weeks when the patient presented with preterm labour. Both infant and mother are well, eight months after delivery.
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