In My View...

This page is for expressing my opinion on various aspects of being a pituitary patient.

Although I am far from being a medical expert on the subject, I have been a patient for over 25 years. During this time I have been on hormone replacement therapy, which has taken me from a young child, through puberty, into adulthood and married life. I have also had (and still do!) a successful career as a computer programmer. And all achieved without a pituitary gland. So I believe I can offer a unique insight into the ups and downs of coping with such an illness.

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