Physiological
Dawn
Exercise
lactation
Pregnancy
Sleep
Stress
Pathological
Hypothalamic-pituitary stem damage
Granulomas
Infiltrations
Radiotherapy
Rathke cleft cyst
Trauma (Stem incision, suprasellar surgery)
Tumors (Craniopharyngioma, germinoma, hypothalamic metastasis, meningioma, suprasellar growing mass)
Pituitary causes
Acromegaly
Idiopatic
Lymphocytic hypophysitis or parasellar mass Macroprolactinemia**
Nonfunctioning macroadenoma
Multiple hormone-secreting adenoma
Prolactinoma
Surgical
Trauma
Systemic diseases
Neurogenic chest wall trauma, surgery, shingles
hypothyroidism
Chronic renal failure
Cirrhosis
Cranial irradiation Epilepsy
Polycystic ovary syndrome
False pregnancy
pharmacological
Anesthetics
Anticonvulsants
Antidepressants
Antihistamines
Antihypertensives
Cholinergic agonists
Dopamine receptor blockers
Dopamine synthesis inhibitors
Estrogen-containing preparations
Neuroleptics, antipsychotics
Opiate and opiate antagonists
Prof. Dr. Ayşe ÇARLIOĞLU Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases