How harmful is a pituitary tumor?

How harmful is a pituitary tumor? For a disease like pituitary tumor, many people in life have a fluke mentality, thinking that it is a benign tumor and will not threaten their lives. However, the impact of this disease on the human body is still very obvious. Therefore, when these situations occur, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time, and do not miss the best time for treatment. Let's take a closer look at how harmful a pituitary tumor is.

1. Pituitary tumors cause decreased vision and visual field defects. Patients often complain of decreased vision, inability to see to the sides, and constant bumping into doors. If visual and visual field disorders occur, surgery is required as soon as possible to relieve the pressure on the optic nerve and save vision.

2. Pituitary tumors can cause headaches. Patients with pituitary tumors often experience a sudden severe headache, after which the pain is significantly reduced or relieved. However, if not treated, the pain will recur as the tumor grows.

3. Pituitary tumors cause irregular menstruation, lactation and infertility. Female patients often experience a significant decrease in menstrual volume and lactation (underwear in contact with the nipples becomes wet), which in turn leads to amenorrhea and infertility, which has a great impact on physical and mental health and family life.

4. Changes in face, limbs and body shape. Growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas secrete excessive growth hormone, which leads to excessive growth of limbs, muscles and internal organs, broad head and face, high cheekbones, enlarged nose, thickened lips, loose, coarse and dark skin, and increased hair.

5. Pituitary tumors cause sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction is one of the clinical manifestations of early pituitary tumors.

Patients with pituitary tumors should pay attention to rest more in their daily lives. Sufficient sleep is also helpful for the relief of the symptoms of this disease. In addition, patients should sleep for no less than 7 hours at night, and should develop the good habit of going to bed early and getting up early, and not staying up late. In terms of diet, they should eat more foods rich in vitamins A, C, and E, eat more green vegetables and fruits, and develop a regular eating habit of eating small and frequent meals at regular times. Of course, maintaining a good attitude is also very helpful for the early recovery of the disease.