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Acronyms
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"oligomenorrhoea/amenorrhoea (FSH and LH)"

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"diabetes insipidus (ADH, posterior pituitary) - rare"

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Heterogeneous Spelling
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"enlarged pituitary, with low T1, high T2 homogenous signal 4"

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Commas
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"The incidence in developing and low-income countries is much higher, varying widely depending on the study and population (3-4% of parous women over the age of 20 years in Kashmir, India), and in some regions, such as Türkiye and Pakistan, it is one of the most important causes of hypopituitarism, particularly in women 7,8."

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Semicolons
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"The basis of treatment is lifelong replacement of deficient hormones. Anterior pituitary hormones are generally affected in the following order after necrosis; growth hormone, prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and then thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 5."

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Parentheses
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"The basis of treatment is lifelong replacement of deficient hormones. Anterior pituitary hormones are generally affected in the following order after necrosis; growth hormone, prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and then thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 5."

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