This book provides the guidance you need to confidently and effectively take a more active role in improving and maintaining yours or a loved one's health and seeking out the best medical help when needed. Taking charge requires educating yourself about your condition and learning communication skills that enable you to describe your symptoms to your doctor, ask questions, and negotiate treatment options. Practical steps to improve both your relationships with medical caregivers and develop a method of constructive medical decision-making.

The Pituitary Network Association along with pituitary experts worldwide compiled information into one easy to read format for pituitary patients and their families. Due to the rapidly changing advancements in medicine, it is agreed that the best format for the publication would be an eBook. Having this publication available as an eBook will allow us the opportunity to update the information as medical breakthroughs occur so that we are always offering patients the latest and most useful information.