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Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. The pituitary is the master control gland - it makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body. With pituitary disorders, you often have too much or too little of one of your hormones. Injuries can cause pituitary disorders, but the most common cause is a pituitary tumor.
The pituitary gland is a tiny organ, the size of a pea, found at the base of the brain. As the âmaster glandâ of the body, it produces many hormones that travel throughout the body, directing certain processes or stimulating other glands to produce other hormones. The pituitary gland makes or stores many different hormones. The following hormones are made in the anterior (front part) of the pituitary gland: 1  Prolactin - stimulates breast milk production after childbirth. 2  Growth hormone (GH) - stimulates growth in childhood and is important for maintaining a healthy body composition and well-being in adults.