scholarly journals Body Image Disturbance in Acromegaly Patients Compared to Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma Patients and Controls

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Conaglen ◽  
Dennis de Jong ◽  
Veronica Crawford ◽  
Marianne S. Elston ◽  
John V. Conaglen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Growth Hormone Secretion ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Separate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. Excess growth hormone secretion in adults results in acromegaly, a condition in which multiple physical changes occur including bony and soft tissue overgrowth. Over time these changes can markedly alter a person’s appearance. The aim of this study was to compare body image disturbance in patients with acromegaly to those with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFAs) and controls and assess the impact of obesity in these groups.Methods. A cross-sectional survey including quality of life, body image disturbance, anxiety and depression measures, growth hormone, and BMI measurement was carried out.Results. The groups did not differ with respect to body image disturbance. However separate analysis of obese participants demonstrated relationships between mood scales, body image disturbance, and pain issues, particularly for acromegaly patients.Conclusions. While the primary hypothesis that acromegaly might be associated with body image disturbance was not borne out, we have shown that obesity together with acromegaly and NFA can be associated with body image issues, suggesting that BMI rather than primary diagnosis might better indicate whether patients might experience body image disturbance problems.

scholarly journals The impact of sex and exercise duration on growth hormone secretion

2006 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 1641-1647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Wideman ◽  
Leslie Consitt ◽  
Jim Patrie ◽  
Brenda Swearingin ◽  
Richard Bloomer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Growth Hormone Secretion ◽  
Exercise Duration ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Difficulties in diagnosis of adenomas with mixed prolactin and growth hormone secretion: case presentation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-240
Author(s):  
Larisa K. Dzeranova ◽  
Lizaveta A. Aboishava ◽  
Natalya S. Fedorova ◽  
Svetlana Y. Vorotnikova ◽  
Ekaterina A. Pigarova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Growth Hormone Secretion ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Late Presentation ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Pituitary Cells ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Periodic Evaluation

Hyperpolactinemia is a persistent excess of prolactin in the blood serum. The symptom complex of hyperprolactinemia primarily consists of disturbances in function of the reproductive system. The secretion of prolactin is under complex neuroendocrine control, which involves factors of different nature: neurotransmitters, hormones of the peripheral endocrine glands. In most cases, prolactin is secreted by pituitary cells - lactotrophs, but in some cases, hypersecretion of prolactin is combined with an excess production of growth hormone, which is typical for tumors originating from the line of progenitor cells of lactotrophs and somatotrophs of the pituitary gland, mammosomatotrophs. In this case, the symptom complex of hyperprolactinemia is accompanied by clinical manifestations of acromegaly. In patients with acromegaly, the cause of hyperprolactinemia may be pituitary stalk compression or mixed secretion of prolactin and growth hormone. Differentiation of lactotropic and somatotropic pituitary cells is determined by transcription factor Pit-1. These cell lineages are closely connected,  and this may be one of the reasons for formation of tumors with mixed secretion. Reports of late presentation of acromegaly in patients previously diagnosed with prolactinomas have also been described in literature.Clinical manifestations of hyperprolactinemia can cause the patient to seek doctor’s attention before acromegalic changes in appearance develop. Careful attention is needed both to the primary diagnosis and to the clinical course of the disease in patients with hyperprolactinemia and pituitary adenoma: full assessment of hormonal status with mandatory evaluation of IGF-1 is crucial at initial examination, during further observation it may be advised to consider periodic evaluation of IGF-1 in addition to assessment of prolactin and the size of adenoma.  Pituitary adenomas with mixed secretion may have a poorer prognosis.

The Impact of Teasing and Bullying Victimization on Disordered Eating and Body Image Disturbance Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802098553
Author(s):  
Sinead Day ◽  
Kay Bussey ◽  
Nora Trompeter ◽  
Deborah Mitchison
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Body Image ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
The Impact

Adolescence is a developmental period in which disordered eating and negative body image are highly prevalent, yet their risk factors are insufficiently understood and targeted. Despite research implicating both teasing and bullying victimization in the development of eating disorders, these strands of research are yet to be integrated. This systematic review hence aimed to identify whether teasing and bullying victimization are associated with greater risk of eating disorders and body image disturbance for adolescents. Systematic searches of PsycINFO and PubMed databases identified 79 papers that included quantitative analyses of the relationship between weight-related or nonspecific teasing or bullying victimization and disordered eating or body image disturbance. Overall, studies indicated that adolescents who are teased or bullied are more likely to experience disordered eating and negative body image compared to nonvictimized adolescents. This was more consistently observed in cross-sectional studies than in longitudinal findings. We identify several methodological limitations of the literature, including the infrequent consideration of potential mediating and moderating variables. Finally, we outline future directions such as temporal sequencing of the complex interrelationships among teasing and bullying, disordered eating, and body image disturbance in adolescents.

THE EFFECT OF BETA-RECEPTOR BLOCKADE ON EXERCISE AND ARGININE-INDUCED GROWTH HORMONE SECRETION IN MAN

1974 ◽  
Vol 77 (1_Suppl) ◽  
pp. S6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Raptis ◽  
H. Hirth-Schmidt ◽  
K. E. Schröder ◽  
E. F. Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Growth Hormone Secretion ◽  
Receptor Blockade ◽  
Beta Receptor ◽  
Beta Receptor Blockade

Growth hormone secretion in children treated for medulloblastoma

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Kalinin ◽  
Natalia Strebkova ◽  
Olga Zheludkova ◽  
Maria Kareva
Keyword(s):  
Growth Hormone ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Growth Hormone Secretion
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