Any disorder and/or defect in the circulatory system, which is more or less related to heart disease, can affect the overall metabolism of the body. â Coronary heart disease or arteriosclerosis is a condition in which there is formation of plaque in the arterial walls.
Prolactin-producing tumors. The most common pituitary tumor, a prolactinoma, causes an overproduction of prolactin, a hormone that helps control sexual function. In women, the tumor can cause menstruation to stop (amenorrhea) or inappropriate production of milk by the breasts (galactorrhea).
Pituitary tumors are usually found when a person goes to the doctor because of symptoms they are having. But sometimes these tumors donât cause symptoms, and they are found by medical tests done for other health problems.