Why does pituitary tumor cause amenorrhea in women?

Pituitary tumors can cause great harm to the body, especially for women. They may cause amenorrhea and infertility. Pituitary tumors can also cause women to become obese and hairy, and can even easily cause people to suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes and other diseases. Therefore, everyone must be vigilant about pituitary tumors and take certain effective measures to control them in the early stages.

The pituitary gland is located just below our skull and is a very small organ, but it belongs to the body's endocrine nerve center and plays a leading role in the body's endocrine function. If there is a problem, such as a pituitary tumor, it will cause great harm to the body. Will a pituitary tumor cause amenorrhea and infertility in women? Next, I will explain in detail the harm of pituitary tumors to women.

First, causing amenorrhea and infertility

Among the types of pituitary tumors, prolactin-type pituitary tumors are more common. Generally, the onset age of women is between 30 and 40 years old. At this time, women's menstruation becomes more and more irregular, with menstruation significantly advanced or delayed, and even no menstruation for several months. Severe cases may even lead to amenorrhea and galactorrhea. Women's uterus, ovaries, ovulation period, etc. are all abnormal, which will have a negative impact on women's normal creation and cause female infertility.

Second, it causes branch end hypertrophy, etc.

For women, growth hormone-producing tumors will make them unusually tall, and they will also develop acromegaly, their hands and feet will become extremely thick, and their faces will change. As the disease progresses, it may cause arthritis, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. The patient's optic nerves will also be affected, and their vision will change. If not treated in time, the disease will progress and may soon lead to the death of the patient.

Third, it causes obesity

If the type of pituitary tumor is an adrenocortical growth hormone-producing pituitary tumor, the woman will usually become very fat, have a moon face, have a lot of hair on her body, have dark purple lines on her body, her bones will become loose, her muscles will become weak, and she will usually also have high blood pressure, diabetes and other diseases.

Some women experience menstrual disorders after suffering from pituitary tumors, but because the culprit is not found, they often improve the condition by taking progesterone or Chinese medicine to regulate menstruation, which leads to the delay of the disease. Therefore, for unexplained menstrual disorders and infertility, we should also be aware of the possibility of pituitary tumors and carry out early treatment.