The Pituitary Foundation
PO Box 1944
Bristol
BS99 2UB
Tel (helpline): 0845 450 0375
Tel: 0845 450 0376
Web: www.pituitary.org.uk
The Pituitary Foundation is a charity working to support pituitary patients and their carers.
- By providing support to patients, their families and carers in local support groups throughout the UK. (Contact the Foundation for a list of area co-ordinators.) Because most of these disorders are rare, many patients have had little or no opportunity to meet and talk with others who have already been through the same experiences.
- Publication of the Pituitary Life magazine.
- Organising seminars delivered by endocrine and other specialists at the regional and national conferences.
- Telephone support through a national helpline and the services of an endocrine nurse helpline at specified time slots throughout each week and by email.
- A telephone buddies network.
- Website and forum
Publications available include the following:
- The Pituitary Gland Its Disorders and Hormones Explained
- Pituitary Patients Handbook
- Acromegaly
- Cushing's
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Employment
- Hydrocortisone: Advice for the Pituitary Patient
- Hydrocortisone: Advice for parents
- Living with Infertility
- Male Hormones & Infertility Issues
- Patient Care Card
- Prolactinoma
- Pituitary Surgery & Radiotherapy
- Psychological Impact of a Pituitary Condition: Diagnosis and Treatment
- Relationships & Communication
- Your Journey Living with a Pituitary Condition
The above website also includes information on these conditions.
Contact the number above for membership information or for a leaflet order form.