This test would measure your parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. PTH is made by four tiny parathyroid glands in your neck. These glands control calcium levels in your blood. When calcium levels are ...

Once-daily injections of parathyroid hormone or its amino-terminal fragments increase bone formation and bone mass without causing hypercalcemia, but their effects on fractures are unknown.

Here we describe the consequences of irradiation for the endocrine system, particularly the parathyroid glands, in a cohort of 61 “liquidators,” or cleanup workers, who participated in the ...