How to Use pituitary in a Sentence

pituitary

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• But if the receptors in the pituitary sense that there’s too much testosterone in the bloodstream, that forms a negative feedback loop.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 22 Mar. 2018
• Lesick was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism which affects less than 8,000 in the United States.
  — Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 27 Jan. 2022
• Two thick and purple optic nerves snake crossed over the pea-size pituitary gland, a sort of control center for the endocrine system that rests beneath the brain.
  — National Geographic, 29 July 2016
• According to the Mayo Clinic, a pituitary tumor forms in the pituitary gland at the base of the brain and can cause changes in someone's hormone levels.
  — Daniella Genovese, Fox News, 27 July 2022
• The series follows Shauna, a 23-year-old with pituitary dwarfism, and the challenges of living with the condition that left her standing at less than 4 feet tall.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
• It’s the world’s biggest meet-up of fans of Godzilla and other Japanese pituitary cases.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022
• The progestin suppresses two pituitary hormones that control the testes, the organs that produce sperm.
  — Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
• In 1930, Hogben injected Xenopus with extracts from an ox’s pituitary gland—a pea-sized hormone factory at the base of the brain.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
• Low levels of estradiol can point to PCOS or pituitary issues.
  — Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
• In one post, Shauna Rae explained the importance of raising awareness for pituitary dwarfism.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
• An unleashed immune system can attack healthy, vital organs: notably the bowel, the liver and the lungs, but also the kidneys, the adrenal and pituitary glands, the pancreas and, in rare cases, the heart.
  — Matt Richtel, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2016
• Lesick was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism which affects fewer than 8,000 people in the United States.
  — Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 26 Jan. 2022
• The most common cause of too much growth hormone release is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland, according to the National Institutes of Health.
  — Fox News, 31 Aug. 2010
• The 22-year-old — whose pituitary dwarfism makes her body appearance more similar to that of an 8-year-old — has had a lifelong interest in animals.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
• The comment that triggered a wave of feelings from Swygart came after some Internet users questioned his intentions with Shauna — a 23-year-old who has the body of an 8-year-old due to pituitary dwarfism.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023
• Transsphenoidal surgery is done to remove pituitary tumors.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
• To shore up their connective tissue, steroid users might inject extra growth hormone on top of what their pituitary glands typically pump out.
  — William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• Shauna was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism after battling brain cancer as a child.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2022
• Prolactin blood test Prolactin is related to your thyroid and pituitary function.
  — Jennifer Gerson, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
• He also might have needed hormone therapy since his pituitary gland wasn't working.
  — Megan Friedman, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2017
• But in 2003, Wobig was diagnosed with acromegaly, a pituitary disorder that required surgery and radiation.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2018
• For example, if your low testosterone is caused by a pituitary tumor, removing the tumor may be all that's needed to restore normal hormone levels.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• The pituitary stops making two key hormones that serve as messengers to reproductive organs.
  — William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• That medication up-regulates the body's pituitary fuels and stimulates the testes.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2023
• If cortisol levels are determined to be pathologically high, then imaging of the pituitary or adrenal glands might be conducted.
  — Cathy Cassata, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
• Krishnasamy also said Bates failed to conduct physical exams for 14 of the 15 patients; conducted testosterone tests at the wrong time a day; and failed to rule out serious illnesses for male patients, such as pituitary tumors.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
• The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, or HPA axis, is another mechanism by which the brain can communicate with the gut to help control digestion through the action of hormones.
  — Justin Sonnenburg, Scientific American, 1 May 2015
• Another was in danger of going blind after being diagnosed with a pituitary tumor brought on by pregnancy hormones.
  — Nina Martin, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2019
• The Food and Drug Administration approves testosterone gels and shots only for men with levels under 300, including those who have diseases that cause hormone levels to plummet, such as a pituitary tumor or injury to the testicles.
  — Randi Hutter Epstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
• Brain cancer survivors were at risk for a slew of disorders, particularly pituitary and thyroid dysfunction, as well as diabetes.
  — Ian Graber-Stiehl, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2018

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pituitary

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• And the CT scan revealed a growth about the size of a lima bean on his pituitary.
  — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021
• The thyroid works like a furnace and the pituitary as a thermostat.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
• At the time, scientists knew that the urine of pregnant women contained hormones that were made in the pituitary and that affected the development of ovaries.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
• When levels go up, the pituitary senses this and reduces TSH production.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
• Puberty starts when your brain starts to release a hormone that activates your body’s pituitary and gonadal glands.
  — Emily Price, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2018
• When your pituitary gets damaged, everything can go wrong.
  — Bryan Box, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2020
• Joint and muscle pain, and rheumatoid arthritis can also occur, and the immune system can also attack vital glands like the thyroid and pituitary.
  — Denise Grady and Andrew Pollack, New York Times, 30 July 2016
• Among many other critical functions, this grouping of the brain’s hypothalamus and the pituitary and adrenal glands regulates how the body processes stress.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2019
• In utero, her pituitary gland shifted in her brain, preventing her optic nerves from fully developing.
  — John Otis, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2017
• The body’s stress response is regulated by the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis.
  — Rod McCullom, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2019
• If there is such fine control between the pituitary and thyroid, manually trying to simulate that feedback mechanism by taking one pill a day (levothyroxine) seems impossible.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2021
• Measuring the thyroid hormone itself, levothyroxine, and thyroid stimulating hormone, made in the pituitary, are adequate to monitor the thyroid level in most people.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2021
• The irregular periods are caused by the disruption of the neuroendocrine hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which can occur from concussion, according to the study.
  — Daniella Emanuel, CNN, 3 July 2017
• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), like other hormones produced in the pituitary, is ancient; it is evolutionarily conserved and found even in organisms like jellyfishes, corals, and sea anemones.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 June 2017
• And the CT scan revealed a growth about the size of a lima bean on his pituitary.
  — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021
• The thyroid works like a furnace and the pituitary as a thermostat.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
• At the time, scientists knew that the urine of pregnant women contained hormones that were made in the pituitary and that affected the development of ovaries.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
• When levels go up, the pituitary senses this and reduces TSH production.
  — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2018
• Puberty starts when your brain starts to release a hormone that activates your body’s pituitary and gonadal glands.
  — Emily Price, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2018
• When your pituitary gets damaged, everything can go wrong.
  — Bryan Box, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2020
• Joint and muscle pain, and rheumatoid arthritis can also occur, and the immune system can also attack vital glands like the thyroid and pituitary.
  — Denise Grady and Andrew Pollack, New York Times, 30 July 2016
• Among many other critical functions, this grouping of the brain’s hypothalamus and the pituitary and adrenal glands regulates how the body processes stress.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2019
• In utero, her pituitary gland shifted in her brain, preventing her optic nerves from fully developing.
  — John Otis, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2017
• The body’s stress response is regulated by the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis.
  — Rod McCullom, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2019
• If there is such fine control between the pituitary and thyroid, manually trying to simulate that feedback mechanism by taking one pill a day (levothyroxine) seems impossible.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2021
• Measuring the thyroid hormone itself, levothyroxine, and thyroid stimulating hormone, made in the pituitary, are adequate to monitor the thyroid level in most people.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2021
• The irregular periods are caused by the disruption of the neuroendocrine hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which can occur from concussion, according to the study.
  — Daniella Emanuel, CNN, 3 July 2017
• Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), like other hormones produced in the pituitary, is ancient; it is evolutionarily conserved and found even in organisms like jellyfishes, corals, and sea anemones.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 1 June 2017

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