Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland located at the base of your brain. It produces many types of hormones, including the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH stimulates the adrenal glands, ...

A baseline ACTH level measured on the same blood sample as your cortisol level can assess your cortisol production. An ACTH stimulation test measures the ability of your adrenal glands to respond to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AUSTIN, Texas — Preoperative identification of patients with silent adrenocorticotrophic hormone-secreting ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am inquiring about low cortisol. My son recently was told ...

A new at-home saliva test that could offer a simpler and more rapid way to diagnose adrenal insufficiency among patients at high risk has been unveiled by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

CLINICAL differentiation of active from inactive acromegaly is often difficult. At the present time a diagnosis of active disease is often based on the tenuous correlation of certain signs and ...

Symptomatically, depressive periods are characterized by decreased energy, paralleled by reduced brain energy generation. 1, 2 This is highlighted by clinical studies examining glucose utilization, ...

Doctors diagnose Addison’s disease by considering the signs and symptoms and the person’s family history. Tests include blood and urine tests, a CT scan, and more. Blood tests will look for low sodium ...

I am inquiring about low cortisol. My son recently was told that his cortisol level is 0.39 and that it should be above 1.8. The result was from a saliva test. He has a very high pulse, low blood ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am inquiring about low cortisol. My son recently was told that his cortisol level is 0.39 and that it should be above 1.8. The result was from a saliva test. He has a very high pulse ...