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What is the difference between hypothyroidism and hypopituitarism?
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Different problems: Hypothyroidism can be due to failure of the thyroid or failure of the pituitary. Failure of the pituitary (hypopituitarism) can lead to low levels of multiple hormones in addition to low thyroid. Others which may be low include growth hormone, adrenal hormones and gonadal (sex) hormones.
Answered 7/21/2012
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Pituitary & thyroid: Hypopit patients are missing many or all of their pituitary hormones because of pituitary or hypothalamic damage. Growth hormone, lh/fsh, tsh, acth, adh, (vasopressin) etc. Hypopit patients often are hypothyroid because they can't make the thyroid stim hormone (tsh). People who are just hypothyroid can't make thyroid hormone because of thyroid damage. Tsh is high in such patients.
Answered 7/29/2012
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