What is pituitary adenoma?

Pituitary adenomas are typically benign, slow-growing tumors that arise from cells in the pituitary gland that are generally thought of as either hormone-producing that produce an active hormone in excessive amounts or hormone-inactive tumors that may cause problems related to the size of the tumor.

How do members experience pituitary adenoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pituitary adenoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pituitary adenoma*

Who has pituitary adenoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 13
30s 42
40s 67
50s 89
60s 57
70+ 18

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 62
Female 225