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Anton N, Bogdănici CM, Branișteanu DC, Armeanu T, Ilie OD, Doroftei B. A Narrative Review on Neuro-Ophthalmological Manifestations That May Occur during Pregnancy. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:431. [PMID: 38672703 PMCID: PMC11051142 DOI: 10.3390/life14040431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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AIM As a medical condition, pregnancy mandates the simultaneous treatment of both the mother and the fetus, making it a distinctive aspect of clinical medicine. MATERIAL AND METHOD We analyze the physiological changes occurring in the eyes and brain during pregnancy, as well as the neuro-ophthalmological manifestations that can occur during pregnancy. Studies published in both English and other languages, case reports, and reviews from 2011 to 2023 onwards were included. All surveys were acquired by exploring the databases. RESULTS We found a total of 2135 articles that showcase neuro-ophthalmic changes related to pregnancy: review and research articles (Science Direct 804, Web of Science 923, Scopus 345, and 63 Pub Med). In total, 86 studies were examined after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Bilateral papilledema can be a warning sign for intracranial hypertension or cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Additionally, when unilateral, it is important to differentially diagnose anterior ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to a hypercoagulant, compressive or inflammatory optic neuropathy, optic neuritis, or even orbital pseudotumor state. Severe eclampsia and preeclampsia can manifest as choroidal infarction, serous retinal detachment, and even cortical blindness. There can also be implications at the level of cranial nerves or transient Horner syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Evaluating and treating a pregnant woman with neuro-ophthalmological manifestations is challenging. The obstetrician closely follows and has a medical relationship with the pregnant woman; hence he/she might be the first to be informed about the general condition of the pregnant woman or might request an ophthalmologic examination tailored to each specific case.
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- Nicoleta Anton
- Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
- Ophthalmology Clinic, Sf. Spiridon Emergency Clinical Hospital of Iaşi, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
- Ophthalmology Clinic, Sf. Spiridon Emergency Clinical Hospital of Iaşi, 700111 Iași, Romania
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- Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (T.A.); (O.-D.I.); (B.D.)
- Origyn Fertility Center, Palace Street, No. 3C, 700032 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (T.A.); (O.-D.I.); (B.D.)
- Origyn Fertility Center, Palace Street, No. 3C, 700032 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Mother and Child, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, University Street, No. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (T.A.); (O.-D.I.); (B.D.)
- Origyn Fertility Center, Palace Street, No. 3C, 700032 Iasi, Romania
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Yao H, Dou Z, Zhao Z, Liang X, Yue H, Ma W, Su Z, Wang Y, Hao Z, Yan H, Wu Z, Wang L, Chen G, Yang J. Transcriptome analysis of the Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) reveals candidate genes affecting milk production traits. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:660. [PMID: 37919661 PMCID: PMC10621195 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09703-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Milk production traits are complex traits with vital economic importance in the camel industry. However, the genetic mechanisms regulating milk production traits in camels remain poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to identify candidate genes and metabolic pathways that affect milk production traits in Bactrian camels. METHODS We classified camels (fourth parity) as low- or high-yield, examined pregnant camels using B-mode ultrasonography, observed the microscopic changes in the mammary gland using hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, and used RNA sequencing to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and pathways. RESULTS The average standard milk yield over the 300 days during parity was recorded as 470.18 ± 9.75 and 978.34 ± 3.80 kg in low- and high-performance camels, respectively. Nine female Junggar Bactrian camels were subjected to transcriptome sequencing, and 609 and 393 DEGs were identified in the low-yield vs. high-yield (WDL vs. WGH) and pregnancy versus colostrum period (RSQ vs. CRQ) comparison groups, respectively. The DEGs were compared with genes associated with milk production traits in the Animal Quantitative Trait Loci database and in Alashan Bactrian camels, and 65 and 46 overlapping candidate genes were obtained, respectively. Functional enrichment and protein-protein interaction network analyses of the DEGs and candidate genes were conducted. After comparing our results with those of other livestock studies, we identified 16 signaling pathways and 27 core candidate genes associated with maternal parturition, estrogen regulation, initiation of lactation, and milk production traits. The pathways suggest that emerged milk production involves the regulation of multiple complex metabolic and cellular developmental processes in camels. Finally, the RNA sequencing results were validated using quantitative real-time PCR; the 15 selected genes exhibited consistent expression changes. CONCLUSIONS This study identified DEGs and metabolic pathways affecting maternal parturition and milk production traits. The results provides a theoretical foundation for further research on the molecular mechanism of genes related to milk production traits in camels. Furthermore, these findings will help improve breeding strategies to achieve the desired milk yield in camels.
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- Huaibing Yao
- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, 830052, China
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- Xinjiang Altai Regional Animal Husbandry Veterinary Station, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Altai Regional Animal Husbandry Veterinary Station, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
- Bactrian Camel Academy of Xinjiang, Xinjiang Wangyuan Camel Milk Limited Company, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China
- Bactrian Camel Academy of Xinjiang, Xinjiang Wangyuan Camel Milk Limited Company, Altay, 836500, Xinjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China.
- Xinjiang Camel Industry Engineering Technology Research Center, Urumqi, 830017, China.
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Role of MRI and CT in the Evaluation of Headache in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. Neurol Clin 2022; 40:661-677. [PMID: 35871790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Approximately 35% of acute headaches in pregnant women are secondary to an underlying condition. Headaches are also common in the postpartum period where they occur in 30% to 40% of patients. The majority of secondary headaches are due to hypertensive disorders: preeclampsia-eclampsia, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and acute arterial hypertension. Other causes include reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome and pituitary apoplexy, as well as life-threatening conditions such as cerebral venous thrombosis. In this article, we review general recommendations for imaging the pregnant patients and discuss the imaging findings of common causes of headaches in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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Pituitary disease and pregnancy. ENDOCRINOL DIAB NUTR 2021; 68:184-195. [PMID: 34167698 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pregnancy results in a significant change in both pituitary gland size and function. Due to this physiological adaptation, the diagnosis and management of pituitary diseases during pregnancy represents a particularly complex challenge. The presence of a functioning pituitary adenoma may be harmful to the health of the mother and fetus, and scientific evidence regarding the safety of drugs normally used to control hormone excess during pregnancy is scarce. In addition, pregnancy may be associated with the risk of the growth of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma. This review focuses on the diagnostic challenges in pregnant women with adenomas secreting prolactin, growth hormone, or adrenocorticotropic hormone. Some evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of these conditions during pregnancy are provided, and algorithms that could help monitor a pituitary adenoma during pregnancy are examined. Mention is also made of how hormone replacement therapy can be optimised in pregnant women with hypopituitarism. Finally, differential diagnosis between Sheehan's syndrome and lymphocytic hypophysitis, two pituitary disorders that may occur during pregnancy or delivery, is discussed.
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Ali DS, Dandurand K, Khan AA. Hypoparathyroidism in Pregnancy and Lactation: Current Approach to Diagnosis and Management. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10071378. [PMID: 33805460 PMCID: PMC8038023 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10071378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Hypoparathyroidism is an uncommon endocrine disorder. During pregnancy, multiple changes occur in the calcium-regulating hormones, which may affect the requirements of calcium and active vitamin D during pregnancy in patients with hypoparathyroidism. Close monitoring of serum calcium during pregnancy and lactation is ideal in order to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes. In this review, we describe calcium homeostasis during pregnancy in euparathyroid individuals and also review the diagnosis and management of hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy and lactation. Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Google scholar databases from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2020. Case reports, case series, book chapters, and clinical guidelines were included in this review. Conclusions: During pregnancy, rises in 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25-(OH)2-D3) and PTH-related peptide result in suppression of PTH and enhanced calcium absorption from the bowel. In individuals with hypoparathyroidism, the requirements for calcium and active vitamin D may decrease. Close monitoring of serum calcium is advised in women with hypoparathyroidism with adjustment of the doses of calcium and active vitamin D to ensure that serum calcium is maintained in the low-normal to mid-normal reference range. Hyper- and hypocalcemia should be avoided in order to reduce the maternal and fetal complications of hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy and lactation. Standard of care therapy consisting of elemental calcium, active vitamin D, and vitamin D is safe during pregnancy.
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Lammertink F, Vinkers CH, Tataranno ML, Benders MJNL. Premature Birth and Developmental Programming: Mechanisms of Resilience and Vulnerability. Front Psychiatry 2021; 11:531571. [PMID: 33488409 PMCID: PMC7820177 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.531571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The third trimester of pregnancy represents a sensitive phase for infant brain plasticity when a series of fast-developing cellular events (synaptogenesis, neuronal migration, and myelination) regulates the development of neural circuits. Throughout this dynamic period of growth and development, the human brain is susceptible to stress. Preterm infants are born with an immature brain and are, while admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit, precociously exposed to stressful procedures. Postnatal stress may contribute to altered programming of the brain, including key systems such as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system. These neurobiological systems are promising markers for the etiology of several affective and social psychopathologies. As preterm birth interferes with early development of stress-regulatory systems, early interventions might strengthen resilience factors and might help reduce the detrimental effects of chronic stress exposure. Here we will review the impact of stress following premature birth on the programming of neurobiological systems and discuss possible stress-related neural circuits and pathways involved in resilience and vulnerability. Finally, we discuss opportunities for early intervention and future studies.
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- Femke Lammertink
- Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Anatomy & Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Pituitary disease and pregnancy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 68:184-195. [PMID: 33358152 DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pregnancy results in a significant change in both pituitary gland size and function. Due to this physiological adaptation, the diagnosis and management of pituitary diseases during pregnancy represents a particularly complex challenge. The presence of a functioning pituitary adenoma may be harmful to the health of the mother and fetus, and scientific evidence regarding the safety of drugs normally used to control hormone excess during pregnancy is scarce. In addition, pregnancy may be associated with the risk of the growth of a pre-existing pituitary adenoma. This review focuses on the diagnostic challenges in pregnant women with adenomas secreting prolactin, growth hormone, or adrenocorticotropic hormone. Some evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of these conditions during pregnancy are provided, and algorithms that could help monitor a pituitary adenoma during pregnancy are examined. Mention is also made of how hormone replacement therapy can be optimised in pregnant women with hypopituitarism. Finally, differential diagnosis between Sheehan's syndrome and lymphocytic hypophysitis, two pituitary disorders that may occur during pregnancy or delivery, is discussed.
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Prolactinomas are the most common pituitary tumors and pathological hyperprolactinemia. Therefore, women harboring prolactinomas frequently present infertility due to the gonadal axis impairment. The gold-standard treatment is dopamine agonist (DA) which can reverse hyperprolactinemia and hypogonadism, and promote tumor shrinkage in the majority of cases. Therefore, reports of pregnancy in such cohort become more common. In this scenario, bromocriptine is still the DA of choice due to its shorter half-life and larger experience as compared to cabergoline. In DA resistant cases, transsphenoidal pituitary surgery is indicated. However, potential risks of DA-induced pregnancies include fetal exposition and symptomatic tumor growth. Dopamine agonist should be discontinued as soon as pregnancy is confirmed in microprolactinomas and intrasellar macroprolactinomas (MAC). Concerning expansive/invasive MAC, DA maintenance should be considered. Periodically clinical evaluation should be performed during pregnancy, being sellar imaging indicated if tumor symptomatic growth is suspected. In such cases, if DA treatment fails, neurosurgery is indicated.
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- Andrea Glezer
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Rua Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, no 155, 8° andar, bloco 3 (Endocrinologia), São Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil
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- Neuroendocrine Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Rua Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, no 155, 8° andar, bloco 3 (Endocrinologia), São Paulo, SP, 05403-000, Brazil.
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Breast during Pregnancy and Lactation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1252:3-7. [PMID: 32816256 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41596-9_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The mature breast is located within the anterior thoracic wall, lying atop the pectoralis major muscle. Pubertal changes lead to incomplete development of the breast , a process which is only completed during pregnancy . The incomplete breast consists mostly of adipose tissue but also lactiferous units called lobes. These eventually drain into the lactiferous ducts and then into the lactiferous sinus and then to the nipple-areolar complex. During pregnancy , the breast undergoes both anatomic and physiologic changes to prepare for lactation. During the first trimester, the ductal system expands and branches out into the adipose tissue in response to the increase of estrogen. Elevated levels of estrogen also cause a decrease in adipose tissue and ductal proliferation and elongation. Estrogen also stimulates the pituitary gland which leads to elevated levels of prolactin. By the twentieth week of gestation, mammary glands are sufficiently developed to produce components of milk due to prolactin stimulation. Milk production is inhibited by high estrogen and progesterone levels and colostrum is produced during this time. In the third trimester and then rapidly after birth, these levels decrease, allowing for milk production and eventual let-down to allow for breastfeeding. Most pregnancies cause the areola to darken, the breast to increase in size, and the Montgomery glands to become more prominent. Post-lactational involution occurs at the cessation of milk production caused by a decline in prolactin.
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The neuroendocrinology of reproduction focuses on the neuromodulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), the ontogeny of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, and common reproductive events and conditions, namely, puberty, the menstrual cycle, and disorders of reproductive function. The core concept underpinning the neuroendocrinology of reproduction is neuroregulation of hypothalamic GnRH drive. In both men and women, reproductive function requires that GnRH input elicit appropriate secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone from the anterior pituitary and that the gonads respond to such input appropriately. Moreover, insufficient GnRH drive causes hypothalamic hypogonadism and secondary insufficiency of gonadal sex steroid hormone synthesis and release in both sexes. Alterations in GnRH drive also reflect gonadal conditions such as dysgenesis, hyperandrogenism, gonadotropin mutations, and aging and loss or absence of oocytes or Sertoli cells. The most common cause of insufficient GnRH drive is functional, that is, due to the endocrine effects of psychologic or behavioral variables. Rarely does reduced GnRH drive reflect organic or congenital causes such as developmental defects, brain tumors, or celiac disease. Despite a common neuropathogenesis the heterogeneity of behavioral variables associated with reduced GnRH drive has resulted in a variety of names, including functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, stress-induced anovulation, and psychogenic amenorrhea.
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- Deepika Garg
- (1)Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States.
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Bozkurt Koseoglu S, Dinc Elibol F. Does the Pituitary Gland Volume Change in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? Gynecol Obstet Invest 2018; 83:515-519. [PMID: 29763897 DOI: 10.1159/000489495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIMS Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest cause of menstrual irregularity and hirsutism during reproductive age. We hypothesized in the alterations in the pituitary gland in PCOS. METHODS We measured the volume of the pituitary gland in 39 PCOS patients and 42 age-matched healthy controls using 0.35 mm thick T1-weighted sagittal cranial images. Serum levels of estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were measured on days 3-5 of the menstrual cycle of the participants. RESULTS There was a significant difference in terms of LH, FSH, and LH/FSH ratio (p < 0.05) between groups. Mean pituitary gland volume (PGV) was 4.1 ± 1.36 mm3 for the study group and 3.4 ± 0.77 mm3 for the control group. PGV was statistically significantly higher in PCOS group than the control group (p < 0.05). There was no correlation between hormone levels and PGVs in groups. CONCLUSION Enlarged pituitary volume in PCOS may be due to excessive LH release.
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- Sezen Bozkurt Koseoglu
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Mugla Sitki Kocman Training and Research Hospital, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Mugla Sitki Kocman Training and Research Hospital, Mugla, Turkey
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Ennaifer H, Jemel M, Kandar H, Grira W, Kammoun I, Salem LB. Developed diplopia due to a pituitary macroadenoma during pregnancy. Pan Afr Med J 2018; 29:39. [PMID: 29875921 PMCID: PMC5987105 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.29.39.12706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Physiologic pituitary enlargement is common during normal pregnancy. However, symptoms such as diplopia, blurred vision and headache resulting from physiologic pituitary enlargement are very rare during pregnancy. A 43-year-old woman complained of sudden headache and left eye ptosis at 36th weeks of gestation. An magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated the pituitary enlargement and a macroadenoma without a compressing of the optic chiasm, but with an extension to the left cavernous sinus. 48 hours after the prescription of the bromocriptine, we had a spectacular evolution with disappearance of the headache and a total regression of the ptosis. We report a case of visual loss due to the physiologic pituitary enlargement or to the macroadenoma during pregnancy, which regressed after the prescription of bromocroptine.
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- Houda Ennaifer
- Department of Endocrinology, National Institute of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, National Institute of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, National Institute of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, National Institute of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, National Institute of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Endocrinology, National Institute of Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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Horie S, Nomura K, Takenoshita S, Nakagawa J, Kido M, Sugimoto M. A relationship between a level of hemoglobin after delivery and exclusive breastfeeding initiation at a baby friendly hospital in Japan. Environ Health Prev Med 2017; 22:40. [PMID: 29165138 PMCID: PMC5664824 DOI: 10.1186/s12199-017-0650-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The recent National Nutrition Survey of 2013 demonstrated that 16.7% of women in childbearing age are underweight, and 5.0-10.0% of these women manifested a Hemoglobin (Hb) level less than 11.0 g/dl. The purpose of this study was to investigate if such maternal nutritional status affects success of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice. METHODS This cross-sectional study investigated 1532 dyads of mothers and infants with full-term singleton pregnancies delivered during 2011 at a perinatal center in Tokyo. Outcome is EBF initiation defined as the successful practice at discharge and 1 month after discharge. A logistic regression model was applied to investigate the impact of Hb levels (<9.0, 9.0-10.9, and ≥11.0 g/dl) measured within 2-3 days after delivery on successful EBF initiation adjusting for covariates including bleeding at delivery. RESULTS Mean age was 34 years, 23.0% were underweight and 63.0% were nulliparous. The success rate for EBF initiation at discharge and at 1 month after discharge was 72.7 and 63.0% for a Hb level <9.0 g/dl, 81.9 and 68.9% for a Hb level of 9.0-10.9 g/dl, and 85.7 and 75.9% for a Hb level ≥11.0 g/dl, respectively. A logistic regression model showed that risk factors of unsuccessful EBF practice at discharge and 1 month after discharge included lower level Hb categories (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001), postpartum hemorrhage > 500 ml (P = 0.089 and P = 0.011), maternal age (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001), nulliparity (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.001), pregnancy-induced hypertension (P = 0.002 and P = 0.012), gestational week (P = 0.006 and P = 0.002), Low Birth Weight (LBW) (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001), and immediate separation (P < 0.001 and P = 0.020). After adjusting for the covariates, compared with a Hb level ≥11.0 g/dl, a Hb level <9.0 g/dl was significantly associated with unsuccessful EBF initiation at discharge [odds ratio (OR): 2.15; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.37-3.39] and at 1 month after discharge (OR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.10-2.42), and a Hb level of 9.0-10.9 g/dl also was significant at 1 month after discharge (OR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.04-1.75). Pre-pregnancy underweight was not associated with success of EBF practice both at hospital discharge and 1 month after discharge. CONCLUSION Maternal severe anemia after delivery was associated with the risk of unsuccessful initiation of EBF even after adjusting for bleeding at delivery, suggesting the importance of dietary management especially in the later trimester.
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- Saki Horie
- Teikyo University Graduate School of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.,National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Zip 173-8605, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, School of Medicine, Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Zip 173-8605, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohto Bunkyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Sheehan syndrome or postpartum hypopituitarism is a condition characterized by hypopituitarism due to necrosis of the pituitary gland. The initial insult is caused by massive postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), leading to impaired blood supply to the pituitary gland, which has become enlarged during pregnancy. Small sella turcica size, vasospasms (caused by PPH) and/or thrombosis (associated with pregnancy or coagulation disorders) are predisposing factors; autoimmunity might be involved in the progressive worsening of pituitary functions. Symptoms are caused by a decrease or absence of one or more of the pituitary hormones, and vary, among others, from failure to lactate and nonspecific symptoms (such as fatigue) to severe adrenal crisis. In accordance with the location of hormone-secreting cells relative to the vasculature, the secretion of growth hormone and prolactin is most commonly affected, followed by follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone; severe necrosis of the pituitary gland also affects the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Symptoms usually become evident years after delivery, but can, in rare cases, develop acutely. The incidence of Sheehan syndrome depends, to a large extent, on the occurrence and management of PPH. Sheehan syndrome is an important cause of hypopituitarism in developing countries, but has become rare in developed countries. Diagnosis is based on clinical manifestations combined with a history of severe PPH; hormone levels and/or stimulation tests can confirm clinical suspicion. Hormone replacement therapy is the only available management option so far.
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- Züleyha Karaca
- Department of Endocrinology, Erciyes University Medical School, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Istanbul Medipol University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology, Erciyes University Medical School, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
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Kanekar S, Bennett S. Imaging of Neurologic Conditions in Pregnant Patients. Radiographics 2016; 36:2102-2122. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.2016150187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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With advances in surgical and medical treatment and the availability of assisted reproductive techniques, pregnancy in women with acromegaly is more frequently encountered. Diagnosis of acromegaly during pregnancy is difficult because of changes in growth hormone and insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis secondary to placental production of growth hormone. The difficulty is compounded by the inability of routine hormone assays to detect placental growth hormone. In the majority of patients with acromegaly, pregnancy does not have an adverse effect on mother or fetus and pituitary mass does not increase in size. The level of IGF-1 usually remains stable because of the effect of estrogen causing a growth hormone resistant state. In patients with pituitary macroadenoma, the possibility of an increase in size of the pituitary mass needs to be kept in mind and more frequent monitoring is required. In case of tumor enlargement, pituitary surgery can be considered in the mid trimester. Experience with the use of medical treatment for acromegaly during pregnancy is increasing. Dopamine agonists, somatostatin analogs or growth hormone receptor antagonists have been used without any adverse consequences on mother or fetus. At present, it is advisable to stop any medical treatment after confirmation of pregnancy till more data are available on the safety of these drugs.
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Schandl CA. Investigation of Pregnancy-Related Deaths. Acad Forensic Pathol 2014. [DOI: 10.23907/2014.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The maternal mortality ratio (MMR), the number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, has become a central indicator of public health as well as a means to compare healthcare amongst various states and countries. In addition, it is used to indicate cultural variables including socioeconomic, sexual, and racial inequality of health care access amongst many systems. Thus, the accurate investigation and reporting of all maternal deaths is paramount to public health advancement. Issues central to the maternal mortality ratio include those risk factors increasing exponentially in society as a whole, such as increased maternal age and obesity, as well as those risk factors central to specific societies and cultures, such as illegal abortion and rights to contraception. In the United States, the maternal mortality ratio has increased rather than decreased over the past two decades, leading to concern and consternation amongst public officials, healthcare providers, and the public. This population of women under 50 is generally not expected to succumb to complications of pregnancy and thus investigation and reporting in each case is vital to advancement in this field. Herein, we will review several causes of maternal death and consider strategies and techniques to reach the most probable conclusions regarding the cause and manner of death.
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- Cynthia A. Schandl
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Medical and Forensic Autopsy Section at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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Developed diplopia and ptosis due to a nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Sci 2014; 57:66-9. [PMID: 24596820 PMCID: PMC3924742 DOI: 10.5468/ogs.2014.57.1.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Physiologic pituitary enlargement is common during normal pregnancy. However, symptoms such as diplopia, blurred vision and headache resulting from physiologic pituitary enlargement are very rare during pregnancy. A 39-year-old woman complained of sudden diplopia and left eye ptosis at 33th weeks of gestation. An magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated the pituitary enlargement compressing the optic chiasm. Notwithstanding the medication of bromocriptine, her symptoms did not regress during pregnancy. At 5 months after delivery, her symptoms dramatically resolved without any surgery, and her visual acuity was normalized. Her MRI scan also revealed more decreased size of pituitary gland compared to antenatal MRI. We report a case of visual loss due to the physiologic pituitary enlargement of nonfunctioning adenoma during pregnancy, which regressed spontaneously after delivery without any surgery.
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Pregnancy is associated with normal physiological changes in endocrine system that assists fetal survival as well as preparation of labor. The pituitary gland is one of the most affected organs in which major changes in anatomy and physiology take place. Due to overlapping clinical and biochemical features of pregnancy, sometimes the diagnosis of pituitary disorders may be challenging. It is important to know what normal parameters of changes occur in endocrine system in order to diagnose and manage complex endocrine problems in pregnancy. In our present review, we will focus on pituitary disorders that occur exclusively during pregnancy like Sheehan's syndrome and lymphocytic hypophysitis and pre-existing pituitary disorders (like prolactinoma, Cushing's disease and acromegaly), which poses significant challenge to endocrinologists.
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- Bashir A. Laway
- Department of Endocrinology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Delfyett WT, Fetzer DT. Imaging of Neurologic Conditions During Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period. Neurol Clin 2012; 30:791-822. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cheng S, Grasso L, Martinez-Orozco JA, Al-Agha R, Pivonello R, Colao A, Ezzat S. Pregnancy in acromegaly: experience from two referral centers and systematic review of the literature. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2012; 76:264-71. [PMID: 21777265 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04180.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acromegaly results from increased growth hormone and its target insulin-like growth factor-1, most commonly due to a pituitary tumour. As it is frequently accompanied by infertility, little is known about the course of this disease in pregnancy. OBJECTIVE We describe 13 new pregnancies in acromegalic women and compare their outcomes in a systematic review of the literature. METHODS We collected clinical, biochemical, imaging, and outcomes data during and following pregnancy and performed a systematic review for a total of 47 pregnancies. An extended analysis of 106 pregnancies was also performed. RESULTS In 13 newly described cases, pregnancy was un-complicated without need for additional surgical intervention. In these pregnancies, adjunctive medical therapy was required in three patients. This was in the form of somatostatin analogs (SA) (3/13) as well as pegvisomant in 1/13 to control symptomatic and biochemical progression. One 37-year-old female succeeded in having two separate pregnancies 2 years apart both without need for any form of medical therapy. Review of an additional 34 published reports allowed for an analysis of outcomes in 47 pregnancies. Adjunctive medical therapy during pregnancy was required in 15 of these cases where 12 received SA and an additional three received dopamine agonists. None of these patients developed endocrine or neurologic complications during pregnancy. In an extended analysis of 106 pregnancies, treatment during pregnancy appears to be associated with good disease control but increased risk of microsomic or macrosomic newborns depending on the medical agent used. CONCLUSIONS In 13 newly described pregnancies along with systematic review of an additional 34 cases indicate that pregnancy in treated acromegalic women can proceed without significant complications or teratogenicity. Medical treatment during pregnancy with DA or SA appears to be associated with altered neonatal weight. Nevertheless, gestation may have a beneficial impact on acromegaly control both during and following pregnancy.
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- Sonia Cheng
- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Krysiak R, Kobielusz-Gembala I, Okopien B. Recurrent pregnancy-induced diabetes insipidus in a woman with hemochromatosis. Endocr J 2010; 57:1023-8. [PMID: 20953066 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.k10e-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder in pregnant women, predating pregnancy or appearing for the first time during gestation. In pregnancy it usually affects women with HELLP syndrome or acute fatty liver of pregnancy and results from the reduced hepatic degradation of placental vasopressinase leading to its increased activity. Although infiltrative diseases have been found to cause diabetes insipidus in non-pregnant population, very few studies showed that these disorders may manifest for the first time during gestation. We describe here the case of transient diabetes insipidus in two subsequent pregnancies of a female with hemochromatosis. The first symptoms of this disease appeared for the first time at the beginning of the third trimester of her second pregnancy, and diagnosis was established on the basis of typical clinical presentation, confirmed by a water deprivation test. Diabetes insipidus resulted from the increased activity of vasopressinase, caused by hemochromatosis-induced liver dysfunction, the presence of which was confirmed between the pregnancies by liver biopsy and identification of the HFE gene mutation. Subsequent desferrioxamine treatment resulted in a less severe clinical course of diabetes insipidus in the last patient's pregnancy. In both pregnancies, the patient was successfully treated with oral desmopressin, which is resistant to degradation by placental vasopressinase. Although unrecognized pituitary disorders may pose a serious health problem to the mother and fetus, hemochromatosis-induced diabetes insipidus, as the case of our patient demonstrates, if effectively diagnosed and treated, cannot be regarded as a contraindication for pregnancy.
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- Robert Krysiak
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
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Landek-Salgado MA, Gutenberg A, Lupi I, Kimura H, Mariotti S, Rose NR, Caturegli P. Pregnancy, postpartum autoimmune thyroiditis, and autoimmune hypophysitis: intimate relationships. Autoimmun Rev 2009; 9:153-7. [PMID: 19539059 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2009] [Accepted: 06/09/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Autoimmune diseases comprise a group of about 85 heterogeneous conditions that can affect virtually any organ and tissue in the body. Many autoimmune diseases change significantly during pregnancy: some ameliorate, some worsen, and others are unaffected. Two autoimmune diseases present prominently in relation to pregnancy: postpartum autoimmune thyroiditis and autoimmune hypophysitis. This article will review the current state of knowledge of the immunological changes that occur during normal pregnancy, and will explore the striking temporal association with pregnancy observed in thyroiditis and hypophysitis.
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- Melissa A Landek-Salgado
- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
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Castillo M. Pituitary gland: development, normal appearances, and magnetic resonance imaging protocols. Top Magn Reson Imaging 2006; 16:259-68. [PMID: 16785841 DOI: 10.1097/01.rmr.0000224682.91253.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In this article, I will review the normal anatomy of the pituitary gland starting with a brief review of aspects of its origin and development that are pertinent to radiologists. The anatomy of the anterior and posterior lobes will be addressed as will be that of the surrounding structures and of the vascular structures of the gland. Radiologists need to be familiar with the normal magnetic resonance imaging appearance of the gland and the changes that it undergoes throughout life. The normal patterns of contrast enhancement by the gland are described. Normal pituitary variations and incidental conditions are discussed, and the article finishes by describing appropriate imaging protocols.
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- Mauricio Castillo
- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7510, USA.
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