Tumor A Culprit In Delayed Puberty Analysis

The article Pituitary “Tumor a Culprit in Delayed Puberty” by Jessica Kovler, different cases and facts about those who developed pituitary tumor (Kovler, 2002). Those have developed this illness either experience delays or speeds up the process of puberty, and may also cause negative emotional symptoms, such as depression, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and so forth. The only way to cure this diseases is through a risky surgery, followed by medication. For example, Kovler discusses the case of Mr. Baker who had this illness. Fortunately he was able to get the surgery he needed after years of being provided unuseful prescription medication. Shortly after, he began to experience puberty at the age of 31. Kovler stated that many doctors are not
He studied with radical philosophers during his time as a student in school and later on began working as a Professor at the University of Toulouse in 1936. Canguilhem’s thinking inspired many other famous philosophers that are well known today, including Michel Foucault. Although he was obviously an important figure, he is not as well known as those he has inspired. Canguilhem wrote a book titled “The Normal and the Pathological.” This book is divided into two parts, the first debuted in 1966 and the second in 1978. Interestingly, there were major movements occuring during the 1960’s and late 1970’s in France. The structuralist movement came about during the 1960’s, which was an intellectual movement that many well known philosophers became apart of due to their similar beliefs that society is composed of complex systems, which all play an important role in creating the system and must be working together (Mastin, 2009). Therefore, in order for one to understand these systems, one must analyze the multiple parts. Structuralists went against the thinking of that time, and because of this, they were not very popular amongst those in their field. During the late 1970’s, France was in the process of transitioning into a era with new technologies being introduced and consumerism on the rise (Sheppe, 2010). Although France was never too found of Americas way of living, their
However, her illness was misdiagnosed by several psychological specialist who assumed that she had anxiety disorder coupled with depressive disorder, and later mild bipolar disorder. Some of the symptoms that she was experiencing could be registered as normal for a 12 year old girl. At first I thought she may have been dealing with issues with eating. Once a 12 year old girl myself, I have also experienced similar feelings such as being insecure, having mood swings, sometimes dealing with depression, and so forth. However, I knew there had to be something wrong with her, whether it was mentally or physically, after she described her delayed puberty, her hair not growing in places they should or being too weak and brittle to stay intact, her being severely overweight for her age, and so forth. At first, I thought it could potentially be due to the possible side effects of the several prescription medications she was on. I also wonder if the medication that she was taking was either heightening the negative symptoms or producing them (i.e. insomnia, no taste buds, dizziness, etc.). Fortunately, due to her mother’s intuition, she was able to finally figure out what was the issue and get the treatment she needed to be