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Empty Sella: what does endocrinologist test?
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Jul 24, 2021 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
@marcia101 - Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect!
Since you have menopausal symptoms 20 years after menopause one would expect some hormonal testing to be done.
Were the headaches caused by the empty sella syndrome? According to literature headaches are often what brings you to the doctor.
There are endocrinologists that have special interest in pituitary function.
If you are able to go to a university hospital where there are many specialists, doctors are often listed with the special interest they have.
I always recommend a second opinion if you are not satisfied with the first one.
Please let me know what you decide to do!
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I go to the neurologist for headaches and migraines and they discovered the partially empty sella, believe it to be the cause of the headaches. I'm not sure if pressing on the pituitary has created some disruption of my hormones leading to the other symptoms: the hot flashes and wildly vacillating body temperatures.
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Thank you. The best university hospital nearby is an hour away. I'm not sure what kind of doctor to go to for these symptoms. I have a neurologist but she doesn't handle thyroid testing so I went to the endocrinologist.