Pituitary Gland Research Paper

The purpose of this paper is to briefly discuss a tiny thing in your brain called the pituitary gland, talk about a few symptoms one may have if their pituitary gland is not functioning as it should, and what type of tests are done to help solve these issues. So have you ever just felt off, not like yourself, sluggish or irritable? Well good news it is probably just the pituitary gland that is acting up like a wayward teenager. While I may make light of this, it could be something extremely serious. So what is this pituitary gland?
According to the Society for Endocrinology, “the pituitary gland is called the ‘master gland’ and is part of the endocrine system, as the hormones it produces control so many different things in the body. It senses your body’s needs and sends signals to different organs and glands
What type of tests do they run to confirm issues if your doctor suspects that you may have an issue with your pituitary gland? Your doctor will order a blood test. You may also undergo an MRI of your pituitary gland to check for any abnormalities. One such blood test is to check your level of T4 hormones. If you are low in this hormone it is due to the release of thyroid stimulating hormone or TSH that stimulates your thyroid gland to release the T4 hormone. As an example of this, my thyroid went haywire for a brief time over producing the T4 hormone sending me into hyperthyroidism. This caused my heart to race; I would spontaneously break out in sweat and lose my breath while simply walking from the front door of my house to the mailbox. This felt like a mild panic attack. With careful monitoring and several more blood tests my T4 levels did return to a more normal range, however, I do still have hyperthyroidism. So with that being said, you can live your life fairly as normal as you did before. In some cases, you will need to have a hormone replacement to balance out the