2016年5月24日 · The adrenal glands, located on the top of each kidney, are responsible for releasing different hormones. Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little of these hormones.

2017年1月31日 · Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little hormone. Adrenal gland function also can be affected by hormones produced by other glands in the body, such as the pituitary gland, or by hormones introduced from an outside source. At least nine different types of adrenal gland disorders exist, each with its own symptoms and possible treatments.

2016年5月24日 · Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little hormone. Adrenal gland function also can be affected by hormones produced by other glands in the body, such as the pituitary gland, or by hormones introduced from an outside source. At least nine different types of adrenal gland disorders exist, each with its own symptoms and possible treatments.

2016年5月24日 · The adrenal glands, located on the top of each kidney, are responsible for releasing different hormones. Adrenal gland disorders occur when the adrenal glands produce too much or too little of these hormones.

The adrenal glands are vital to controlling the way the body reacts to stress, commonly called the "fight or flight" response. The adrenal glands also produces hormones that are particularly important during puberty and pregnancy. Adrenal gland disorders disrupt the …

2016年5月24日 · Most adrenal gland tumors—abnormal growths on the adrenal glands—are not cancerous. They often do not cause symptoms or require treatment. However, adrenal gland tumors can produce a variety of different hormones, leading hormone levels to get too high. Cushing's syndrome, by producing cortisol so that body levels get too high Primary hyperaldosteronism, by creating high levels of the ...

2016年5月26日 · For hyperaldosteronism caused by an excessive growth of normal cells in both adrenal glands, the treatment involves medications that block the effect of aldosterone. The treatment for hyperaldosteronism caused by a non-cancerous tumor in one adrenal gland is removing the affected gland using laparoscopic (pronounced la-puh-re-SKOP-ic) surgery.

2016年5月25日 · Adrenal gland disorders are caused by problems with one or both adrenal glands or by problems with other glands, such as the pituitary gland.Specific disorders can develop when the adrenal glands produce too few or too many hormones, or when too many hormones are introduced from an outside source.1

2016年5月25日 · To diagnose an adrenal gland tumor, a health care provider may order one or more tests. 3 Blood and urine tests help measure the amount of adrenal hormones, which can detect a functional tumor.

2002年8月30日 · Women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure (POF) are three hundred times more likely than members of the general population to develop a serious condition in which the body attacks the adrenal glands, according to a study by researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).