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There are reported cases of gonadotroph adenomas causing clinical symptoms, but this is unusual. We present the case of a 36-year-old female with abdominal pain. Multiple large ovarian cysts were identified on ultrasound requiring bilateral cystectomy. Despite this, the cysts recurred resulting in further abdominal pain, ovarian torsion and right oophorectomy and salpingectomy. On her 3rd admission with abdominal pain, she was found to have a rectus sheath mass which was resected and histologically confirmed to be fibromatosis. Endocrine investigations revealed elevated oestradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) at the upper limit of the normal range and a suppressed luteinising hormone (LH). Prolactin was mildly elevated. A diagnosis of an FSH-secreting pituitary adenoma was considered and a pituitary MRI revealed a 1.5\u2009cm macroadenoma. She underwent transphenoidal surgery which led to resolution of her symptoms and normalisation of her biochemistry. Subsequent pelvic ultrasound showed normal ovarian follicular development. Clinically functioning gonadotroph adenomas are rare, but should be considered in women presenting with menstrual irregularities, large or recurrent ovarian cysts, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and fibromatosis. Transphenoidal surgery is the first-line treatment with the aim of achieving complete remission.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Learning points:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>Pituitary gonadotroph adenomas are usually clinically non-functioning, but in rare cases can cause clinical symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>A diagnosis of a functioning gonadotroph adenoma should be considered in women presenting with un-explained ovarian hyperstimulation and\/or fibromatosis.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>In women with functioning gonadotroph adenomas, the main biochemical finding is elevated oestradiol levels. Serum FSH levels can be normal or mildly elevated. Serum LH levels are usually suppressed.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                      <jats:list-item>\n                        <jats:p>Transphenoidal surgery is the first-line treatment for patients with functioning gonadotroph adenomas, with the aim of achieving complete remission.<\/jats:p>\n                      <\/jats:list-item>\n                    <\/jats:list>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/edm-18-0123","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,11]],"date-time":"2018-12-11T12:10:19Z","timestamp":1544530219000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["A clinically functioning gonadotroph adenoma presenting with abdominal pain, ovarian hyperstimulation and fibromatosis"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"2018","author":[{"given":"Chloe","family":"Broughton","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jane","family":"Mears","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adam","family":"Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathryn","family":"Lonnen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"416","reference":[{"key":"ref01","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"613","DOI":"10.1002\/cncr.20412","article-title":"The prevalence of pituitary adenomas","volume":"101","year":"2004","journal-title":"Cancer"},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"199","DOI":"10.14310\/horm.2002.1347","article-title":"Gonadotroph pituitary macroadenoma inducing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: successful response to octreotide therapy","volume":"11","year":"2012","journal-title":"Hormones"},{"key":"ref201","first-page":"25","article-title":"Evaluation of estrogen receptor alpha, estrogen receptor beta, progesterone receptor, and cKIT expression in desmoids tumors and their role in determining treatment options","volume":"4","year":"2010","journal-title":"BioScience Trends"},{"key":"ref81","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"665","DOI":"10.1093\/ajcp\/77.6.665","article-title":"The desmoid tumor. 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