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Can you live without the pituitary gland?

April 26, 2017gland live Pituitary

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Can you live without the pituitary gland?

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Technically, no you can not live w/o your pituitary gland. Modern medicine is a wonderful thing though and you can replace all hormones lost via pituitary gland by mouth or by injection. The most important hormones lost is cortisol and thyroid. Without cortisol, you would die.