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ReviewPituitary2025

Management of hypopituitarism during pregnancy in patients with PROP1-related combined pituitary hormone deficiency: Review of the literature with a case report.

Stella Pigni, Giulia Marsan, Marina Caputo, Chiara Mele, Madalina Elena Iftimie, Gabriela Rossi, Roberta Pasin, Paolo Marzullo, Gianluca Aimaretti, Flavia Prodam

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Review in Pituitary, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Stella PigniDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Giulia MarsanDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Marina CaputoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Chiara MeleDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Madalina Elena IftimieDepartment of Endocrinology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Gabriela RossiGynecology and Obstetrics, Consultori Familiari ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Roberta PasinGynecology and Obstetrics, Centro di Procreazione Medicalmente Assistista , Istituto Clinico Città Studi, Milan, Italy.
Paolo MarzulloDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Gianluca AimarettiDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Flavia ProdamDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy. flavia.prodam@med.uniupo.it.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe management of pregnancy in patients with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) represents a unique challenge due to the complex interplay of multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies, higher risk of feto-maternal complications, and lack of established evidence-based clinical guidelines. Though improvements in assisted reproductive techniques (ART) and multidisciplinary care over the last decades have increasingly enabled successful pregnancies in hypopituitary women, genetic causes of CPHD are rarely identified and data on pregnancy outcomes in affected women are scarce, underscoring the need for further case documentation to better inform clinical practice.

aimsWe describe the case of a woman with genetically confirmed PROP1-related CPHD who achieved and completed a successful pregnancy through ART and tailored endocrine management throughout gestation and the postpartum period. This case report highlights the importance of preconception counseling, careful hormone replacement, and close monitoring and collaboration among expert endocrinologists, obstetricians, and neonatologists to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes in women with genetic CPHD. Furthermore, we provide a comprehensive literature review exploring key issues related to the main clinical and therapeutic challenges in the management of hypopituitarism during pregnancy, and particularly in the context of CPHD.

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Homeodomain ProteinsHypopituitarismPregnancy ComplicationsAdultFemaleHumansPregnancyHomeodomain ProteinsProphet of Pit-1 proteinCombined pituitary hormone deficiencyHormone replacement therapyHypopituitarismPregnancy

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PMID41359080
PMCPMC12685998

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