A 30-year-old woman has the anterior lobe of her pituitary gland surgically removed because of a tumor. Without hormone replacement therapy, which of the following would occur after the operation?

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[Chapter 7, III B]. Normal menstrual cycles depend on the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary. Concentration of urine in response to water deprivation depends on the secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior pituitary. Catecholamines are secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress, but anterior pituitary hormones are not involved. Anterior pituitary hormones are not involved in the direct effect of glucose on the beta cells of the pancreas or in the direct effect of $\mathrm{Ca}^{2+}$ on the chief cells of the parathyroid gland.

A 30-Year-Old Woman Has the Anterior Lobe of Her Pituitary