Question

PM is a 15-year-old young woman who had her menstrual period at age 11. Recently, she has been experiencing double vision, headaches, and amenorrhea. A skull MRI indicates a pituitary adenoma. Blood tests indicate low estrogen, progesterone, and TSH levels.

4.     Explain the manifestations that PM has experienced in terms of the pathophysiology.

Answer 1

The signs and symptoms of PM include double vision,headache and amenorrhea which is seen in patients suffering from pitutary tumor.

Pathophysiology of PM include when a person is suffering from pitutary tumour then there will be changes in over or under production of hormones according to the tumor.

Because of tumor in pitutary gland there will be over production of prolactin which causes decrease in normal levels of sex harmones such as estrogen,progesterone and TSH levels.