Infertility secondary to a pituitary adenoma

JAAPA. 2018 Aug;31(8):26-28. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000533659.78664.a5.

Abstract

Evaluating patients for infertility is common in the primary care setting and can involve multiple differentials and treatment options. This case report describes a 34-year-old woman whose infertility evaluation led to the diagnosis of a pituitary adenoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amenorrhea / etiology
  • Bromocriptine / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hormone Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Female / diagnostic imaging*
  • Infertility, Female / drug therapy
  • Infertility, Female / etiology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / drug therapy

Substances

  • Hormone Antagonists
  • Bromocriptine