If a woman has hypopituitarism can she become pregnant?
If the pituitary hormones (LH and FSH) which regulate the ovaries are not functioning properly, it is extremely unlikely for a woman to become pregnant without additional medical treatment. It is possible to stimulate the ovaries with LH and FSH injections, this may take several months of injections before ovulation occurs and pregnancy is achieved. Although it requires more “work”, pregnancy is possible in a woman who had pituitary hormone deficiency. Men can also be treated with these pituitary hormones to stimulate the testes to produce testosterone and sperm. The answer to this question about pituitary tumors was developed by Mary Lee Vance, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia. Dr. Vance is an endocrinologist specializing in the treatment of pituitary diseases.
If the pituitary hormones (LH and FSH) which regulate the ovaries are not functioning properly, it is extremely unlikely for a woman to become pregnant without additional medical treatment. It is possible to stimulate the ovaries with LH and FSH injections, this may take several months of injections before ovulation occurs and pregnancy is achieved. Although it requires more “work”, pregnancy is possible in a woman who had pituitary hormone deficiency. Men can also be treated with these pituitary hormones to stimulate the testes to produce testosterone and sperm.
