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QuestionChoice
Excess PRL in hyperprolactinaemia causes weight gain, amenorrhoea, infertility, galactorrhoea (inappropriate lactation), decreased libido, vaginal dryness, erectile dysfunction and loss of facial hair.

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10001235
e
Prolactin (PRL)
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Excess ACTH causes secondary hyperadrenocorticism: a form of Cushing's syndrome characterised by weight gain with muscle wasting, weakness (giving a 'lemon on a stick' appearance), shoulder fat 'hump', round 'moon face', hirsutism, bruising, abdominal striae, slow healing, hypertension, insulin resistance and depressed immune responses.
10001231
a
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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Excess thyroid-stimulating hormone causes secondary hyperthyroidism. This can be associated with goitre, weight loss, amenorrhoea, muscle wasting, heat intolerance, tremor, palpitations, exophthalmos and increased immune responses.
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c
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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ADH is secreted from the posterior pituitary. Excess ADH is produced in the syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH) which is often secondary to malignancy or head injury. Symptoms of excess ADH include fluid retention and severe hyponatraemia.
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d
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
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Excess growth hormone can cause gigantism in childhood and acromegaly in adults (once the epiphyseal plates are fused). The generalised effects of excess growth hormone include weight gain, muscle growth, some insulin resistance and complex interactions with immune responses (broadly stimulatory but GH deficiency is not associated with an immune deficiency in humans).
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b
Growth hormone (GH)
Concept
Chapter
2693
3897
Hormones of the anterior pituitary gland
Topic
167
Endocrine physiology
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Which factor released by the anterior pituitary stimulates the secretion of a hormone which, when in excess, can cause weight gain, muscle wasting, insulin resistance and depressed immune responses?
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