A new study sheds light on the critical ability of individuals with an adrenal crisis to complete emergency cortisol injections. This research, published in Endocrine Practice, is especially ...

"The presence of synthetic corticosteroids in the blood can cause the adrenal glands to go into a 'sleep-like' state, where they reduce or stop producing cortisol. Therefore, when long-term ...

In patients with unilateral adrenal incidentalomas and mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS), adrenalectomy was well tolerated and enabled a reduction or cessation of hypertensive treatment ...

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Dr. Vaduva added, "Our findings show that even low doses of inhaled steroids can lead to adrenal insufficiency, contrary to what one might have thought until now. This information should be widely ...

Classical forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia are caused by a severe deficiency of 21-hydroxylase, an enzyme involved in steroid biosynthesis, which triggers excessive androgen production ...

Dr. Bernet has studied supplements containing animal thyroid tissue and animal adrenal gland tissue. “They’re broken down in your stomach and never get to your bloodstream,” he says.

The sex-directing secretion of the fetal testis acts in two ways: one, similar to the action of testosterone and the androgenic substances elaborated by the fetal hyperplastic adrenal cortex or ...

Treat adrenal crises with hydrocortisone and fluid rehydration, and transport the patient to hospital quickly Discuss the following with patients who have confirmed adrenal insufficiency: sick day ...

An overactive pituitary causes Cushing’s syndrome, some forms of gigantism and adult overgrowth, and some cases of virilism in girls and women. Removal or deactivation of even a normally active ...

Individuals taking steroid tablets for more than 3 months are over 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency than those treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ...