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adrenal insufficiency
(redirected from Hypocortisolism)

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adrenal insufficiency
n
(Medicine / Pathology) another name for Addison's disease


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We suggest that hypocortisolism as a consequence of childhood trauma might be a preexisting risk factor that is associated with failure of the organism to adapt and compensate in response to challenge, and thereby promotes the development of CFS and association emotional and somatic disorders," said Christine Heim, Ph.
The objective of this study was to develop a model system to study the effects of hypocortisolism, hypercortisolism alone or at different points of endotoxin administration and compare those with physiological cortisol concentration.
Also, advocates of RU 486 suggest that the infrequent use of RU 486 is unlikely to result in clinical hypocortisolism, but petitioners are aware of only one clinical study (conducted in healthy human males) that may support this contention.
 
 
 
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