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What is adult-onset growth hormone deficiency?

Adult-onset growth hormone deficiency is a medical condition that occurs when the pituitary gland in brain does not produce enough growth hormone. Growth hormone is made by the anterior pituitary gland. It stimulates the release of another hormone called insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which is produced mainly by the liver. Together, these hormones stimulate growth in childhood (especially the height) and in adult life paychological well-being and physical performance.GH also has widespread metabolic effects throughout the body.

Growth hormone deficiency is classified depending on when, or at what stage of life, the deficiency first becomes evident. There are some adults who were diagnosed as growth hormone deficient when they were children and there are others who become growth hormone deficient once they reach adult life (adult onset).

What causes adult-onset growth hormone deficiency?

Most cases of adult onset growth hormone deficiency result from damage to the pituitary gland caused by a pituitary tumour or by treatment for this using surgery and/or radiotherapy. Pituitary damage can also result from:

• radiotherapy to the brain for other tumours close to the pituitary gland or for leukemia
• from severe head injury
• autoimmune disease
• from interference with the blood supply to the pituitary gland (as for example in Sheehan’s syndrome, a loss of function of the pituitary gland due to severe blood loss after child birth, or pituitary apoplexy, sudden bleeding in to the pituitary gland).

Most other types of growth hormone deficiency are caused by genetic abnormalities or by abnormal development of the pituitary gland in the foetus (see the article on childhood growth hormone deficiency). These are usually diagnosed at birth or in early childhood, but growth hormone deficiency is a lifelong condition and treatment may be needed in adult life too (see the article on childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency).

In some cases, no obvious cause for the deficiency can be found and the condition is said to be idiopathic.

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