For the docs and endocrine wizards on board:
I have a partially empty sella [Empty sella syndrome - Wikipedia] as confirmed twice by two MRIs. Since I essentially have no or little pituitary gland left, would anyone know if secretagogue GH peptides (i.e. GHRH and GHRP) even work in my case? How to determine? I have not been diagnosed with hypopituitarism and my endocrine status is basically normal. My last IGF-1 was 221, however, past GH stim tests have shown mixed results.
From the endos I consulted with, not everyone with an empty sella presents with hormone deficiency.Conversely, just because you have normal labs on one day doesn’t mean you will the next. The fact that one has an empty sella in the first place leaves room for suspicion of some type of endocrinologic deficiency which is why I bring it up.
I have a partially empty sella [Empty sella syndrome - Wikipedia] as confirmed twice by two MRIs. Since I essentially have no or little pituitary gland left, would anyone know if secretagogue GH peptides (i.e. GHRH and GHRP) even work in my case? How to determine? I have not been diagnosed with hypopituitarism and my endocrine status is basically normal. My last IGF-1 was 221, however, past GH stim tests have shown mixed results.
From the endos I consulted with, not everyone with an empty sella presents with hormone deficiency.Conversely, just because you have normal labs on one day doesn’t mean you will the next. The fact that one has an empty sella in the first place leaves room for suspicion of some type of endocrinologic deficiency which is why I bring it up.
