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Could my pituitary tumor have stunted my growth and caused these problems?
I am 6'1 and weigh 190 pounds I have a low sex drive and no morning erections my sex drive had diminished since age 14.Before that I was always horny and masturbated whenever I got the chance.I thought it was just puberty im now twenty and never horny and have to constantly stimulate my penis to stay hard.I recently found out I have a pituitary tumor.I want to get it removed so I can have a regular sex drive it's driving me crazy.My doctors says my hormones are normal.I also have brain fog headaches trouble thinking and concetration problems it seem like im living in a dream.Do you think my tumor is causing these problems please help
do my hormones look normal these are the results my regular doctor took Im going back to him this month to go over my mri comparisons and labwork.I am 20 years old man and my Testosterone, Serum is 428 ng/dl limits are 249 - 836.Prolactin is 14.5 ng/ml limits are 4.0 - 15.2.TSH is 2.650 uiU/ml limits are 0.450 - 4.5000.Am Cortisol is 12.9 ug/dl limits are 6.2 - 19.4.Are they normal.
Well, it has not stunted your growth lol. You consider 6'1" stunted? Rest assured you are fine in that area. My boyfriend had pituitary tumors and he is only 5'3". Unless your whole family is around 7 feet tall you certainly haven't lost any growth. The other symptoms, however, definitely sound like it could be the tumor! I agree, get it checked out as soon as possible. See an endocrinologist, a regular doctor really can't help you much here.
I would get a copy. I know of others that see that doctor and like him very much but I have never seen him. If your numbers are normal now, having surgery will not make then normal - you will have to take replacements.
I just got a mri with and without contrast yesterday they gave me a disc with the mri on it.If I have this could I make my own appointment with a neuro endo.And do you no if John Hopkins is a good hospital for pituitary tumors.My endo was roberto salvatori there he did my bloodwork and said everything was normal.I called and asked for the levels and he said don't worry everything is normal.But he wouldn't give me any numbers.And do you know if I get my tumor removed would my hormone levels return to normal
The NIH docs are good but you need a doctor referral and fit the criteria for a clinical trial.
Often if you have an MRI report with a pituitary tumor, you can self-refer to a neuro-endo - have you tried that?
Often if you have an MRI report with a pituitary tumor, you can self-refer to a neuro-endo - have you tried that?
My primary physician keeps sending me back and forth to get blood work im getting tired of this mess he needs to just send me to a neuro endo.I know he is doing that just for money.I want to feel normal again im getting so depressed over this and just want this to be over with.It's like all they care about is money they send you back and forth back and forth.When they could just be direct with the problem and solve it.I heard the surgery has a high success rate so why don't they order me one so I can live my life.I'm only 20 and feel 90.I'm always tired low libido fizzing in middle of head confused depersonalize detached constant pressure it makes me wanna get a hangar and do surgery myself.My question is NIH a good hospital cause the doctors in crisfield md suck.It's like the twilight zone down here doctors have no clue.
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