These symptoms are real, Mullur says, and they may indeed be linked to chronic stress—but they aren’t happening because your adrenal glands are giving out. “While you may emotionally and mentally feel ...

CAH is a condition in which a gene that tells the body how to make an enzyme called 21-hydroxylase, which helps make cortisol and aldosterone, doesn't work properly. For you to have CAH, both of your ...

Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of two steroid hormones called cortisol and aldosterone. This can cause fatigue, weakness, digestion problems, dehydration, and ...

Addison’s disease and Cushing disease both relate to the adrenal glands and the production of cortisol and aldosterone. Addison’s disease causes a lack of cortisol, while Cushing disease causes excess ...

In short, ACTH levels are determined to separate patients with ACTH-dependent from those with ACTH-independent causes. In the latter group, adrenal imaging is obtained. The greatest diagnostic ...

Severe autoimmune conditions such as type I diabetes, Addison's disease, lupus and inflammatory bowel disease are between two to three times more common in women who have been diagnosed with premature ...