Would You Recommend Genotropin Who Had Benign Pituitary Tumor Surgery?

Posted on Sat, 20 Jul 2013

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Question : would you recommend genotropin for patient who had benign pituitary tumour surgery. this type of tumour can recur.

Answered by Dr. Nsah Bernard (7 hours later)

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Yes it will be recommended to take genotropin/somatotropin ( human growth hormone) which is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. So, if you had surgery of the surgery, then it is recommended to take supplements of the hormone secreted by that gland. Well, ones excised, recurrence is rare.

Hope this helps and answers your question.
Dr. Nsah

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