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Visual Loss in Pregnant Women with Pituitary Adenomas Ann Int Med 121:473-477, Kupersmith,M.J.,et al, 1994 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Computed tomography of MRI showed a definitive tumor(>0.3 cm,vertical height)in 57 patients,8 of whom had macroadenomas(>1.1 mc).Visual field loss occurred in 6 of 8 primarous patients,all with adenomas greater than 1.1 cm(range 1.2 to 2.5 cm).None of the 57 patients(95%CI,0%to 6.3%)with a microadenoma or presumed microadenoma of 1 cm or smaller developed visual loss after as many as four full term pregnancies.The risk for developing visual loss during single or multiple pregnancies in patients with microadenomas was small.Six of eight pregnant women with macroadenomas, however,developed visual field loss during pregnancy.

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