What is the significance of hormone replacement therapy in people who cannot secrete aldosterone?
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Aldosterone is a hormone secreted directly by the adrenal gland and plays a big role in regulating sodium and potassium levels in the blood. Specifically, the hormone acts to increase sodium reabsorption in the blood. \n\nIn people who are deficient of aldosterone, there is less sodium reabsorption than normal. Since water follows salt, you can deduce that in people with low levels of aldosterone, they will have less blood flow and less blood pressure, which can be bad.
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There certainly seems to be promise in the benefits of Human Growth Hormone boosters, such as DHEA, for slowing the aging process. The concern for many providers is that there hasn't been a lot of long-term studies, so the long-term health risks aren't really known. \n\nThe biggest fear is that younger people are taking DHEA to give them an edge in atheletics. There is some fear that DHEA, especially taken in high doses or to achieve abormally high blood levels, may increase the risk for a number of cancers.\n\nDHEA should only be taken by older people (40+). While it is probably OK to take low dosease of DHEA (less than 100 mg/day) without a doctor's involvement, ideally the goal should be to achieve optimal DHEA levels as measured by blood or saliva testing...optimal being defined as a healthy normal level typically seen in 35 year olds (regardless of the patient's age). Trying to achieve levels above that is potentially dangerous and should be discouraged, or only done under the supervision of a physician.
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Balance you mean. Imbalance doesnot require regulation.\n\nThe process you refer to is urine formation. \n\nThe organ involved is the kidney (and its constituent nephrons).\n\nHormonal effects of aldosterone (and other mineralocorticoids of the adrenals), vasopressin, renin etc. also play a role. \n\nFollow the links below for more information.
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I had a friend in college with that problem. She went to a doctor who put her on hormone therapy to get things going. That's the only problem--a hormone imbalance.
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Cortisol reducing pills are not effective in weight loss.  Very few people have overproduction of weight loss, unless you have been diagnosed with this, I would not waste my money.
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A tough question to answer because there is not enough info.  You stated your Grandmother has an enlarged heart and diabetes.  Does she have problems with CHF (Congestive heart failure)?  Is she using diuretics to get rid of fluid?  The use of diuretics can make the body dump sodium.  Also, normal kidneys can usually regulate sodium to keep a normal balance.  Diabetes long term is often the underlying cause of renal failure...so perhaps this is why the Doctors are concerned with her low sodium levels.  There are so many "What & Why" possibilities that her physician is really the only one with the answers. If the problem is caused by medications/treatment etc., adjustments can be made.  If the kidneys are not working adequately, then the problem is more complicated and it is possible that dialysis will be needed if your Grandmother decides to make that choice.  I am sorry that I cannot give you a definative answer, but please have someone in the family ask her physician the hard questions so the answers are known by all whether the news is good or bad.  It is the not knowing that hurts and scares.  The "knowing" can be dealt with.
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Find a doc who does natural hormone replacement therapy.\nTry ACAM (American Academy for the Advancement of Medicine)
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Not usually. Sometimes the surgery shocks the entire system so badly that the ovaries begin to shut down perhaps more rapidly or earlier than regular menopause, and some HRT may be needed.  But not everyone.  I had my ovaries removed too(due to some suspicious findings and my granmother having died of ovarian cancer) and within one week I was literally homicidal for lack of hormones, so not having HRT is not an option for me.
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Because they lack testosterone
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can you be more specific? secrete from where?\ncystic fibrosis, maybe SIADH (a hormone problem)
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You don't have to be miserable and suffer with the symptoms!\n\nThere are TWO versions of Hormone Replacement Therapy:\n1. The synthetic version that all doctors are prescribing for women. This is killing us, and I refuse to take any part in it!\n2. NATURAL (or bio-identical) HRT.\n\nA NATURAL progesterone cream will help you handle all the nasties of menopause: hot flashes, night sweats, dryness, depression, weight gain...\n\nAt this stage, your ovaries are closing up shop. \nThis is where the majority of your progesterone production takes place. As soon as you no longer ovulate, you no longer produce progesterone.\n\nALL post-menopausal women are progesterone deficient. NOT all are estrogen deficient. About 2/3's of women have enough estrogen stored in their fat cells to last them well into their 80's! Your body does not, however, store progesterone. \n\nMenopausal symptoms rear their ugly head because we no longer have enough progesterone to balance out our estrogen.  When you supplement with natural progesterone, which is identical to what your body used to produce, you will see amazing results. I have seen literally hundreds of women get their life back.\n\nDO NOT accept the synthetic HRT treatment from your doctor!!!
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I have been reading this book called Menopause Without Medicine, \nwanted to share something with you that I read today.\n\nIf you have emotional distress, what are the chances that you are \nmissing a vital vitamin or mineral in your diet? Check whether any of \nthe symptoms listed below are familiar to you:\n\n- Vitamin B-1(thiamine): loss of appetite, depression, irritability,\n  memory loss, sensitivity to noise, inability to concentrate, \n  fatigue, reduced attention span.\n\n- Vitamin B-3 (niacin): insomnia, nervousness, confusion, depression,\n  hallucination, loss of memory\n\n- Vitamin B-6: anxiety, depression, irritability, insomnia\n\n- Pantothenic acid: depression, inability to tolerate stress\n\n- Vitamin B-12 (cobalamine): difficulty concentrating and remembering,\n  stuporous depression, severe agitation, hallucinations, manic\n  behavior\n\n- Folic acid: irritabiity, weakness, apathy, hostility, anemia\n\n- Vitamin C: increased stress and fatigue\n\n_ Vitamin E: depression, lethargy\n\n- Potassium: nervousness, irritability, mental disorientation\n\n- Magnesium: paranoid psychosis\n\n- Calcium: anxiety, neurosis, fatigue, insomnia, tension\n\n- Zinc: anemia, poor mental function\n\n- Iron: depression, lethargy, poor concentration, irritability,\n  decreased attention span, personality changes\n\n- Essential fatty acid: anxiety, irritability, insomnia\n\nThe chemical makeup of the brain requires an ample and constant \nsupply of essential nutrients. Vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, \nand enyzymes are all interrelated, each dependent on the others for \nabsorption and utilization; moreover, a shortage of one vital element \ncan render all the others less effective. That is why nutritionists \nurge people to eat a variety of nutrient-dense foods.\n\nI do know from past research and personal experience that if you are \nnot taking a good multi-vitamin along with a mineral supplement it is \nmore difficult to get your hormones balanced and keep them there...\n\n\nNeed more info?\nE-mail me!\nBlessings~\nMichelle Jones
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Very interesting reading:\n\n\nAnabolic-androgenic steroids are man-made substances related to male sex hormones. “Anabolic” refers to muscle-building, and “androgenic” refers to increased masculine characteristics. “Steroids” refers to the class of drugs. These drugs are available legally only by prescription, to treat conditions that occur when the body produces abnormally low amounts of testosterone, such as delayed puberty and some types of impotence. They are also prescribed to treat body wasting in patients with AIDS and other diseases that result in loss of lean muscle mass. Abuse of anabolic steroids, however, can lead to serious health problems, some irreversible.\n\nToday, athletes and others abuse anabolic steroids to enhance performance and also to improve physical appearance. Anabolic steroids are taken orally or injected, typically in cycles of weeks or months (referred to as “cycling”), rather than continuously. Cycling involves taking multiple doses of steroids over a specific period of time, stopping for a period, and starting again. In addition, users often combine several different types of steroids to maximize their effectiveness while minimizing negative effects (referred to as “stacking”).\nHealth Hazards\nThe major side effects from abusing anabolic steroids can include liver tumors and cancer, jaundice (yellowish pigmentation of skin, tissues, and body fluids), fluid retention, high blood pressure, increases in LDL (bad cholesterol), and decreases in HDL (good cholesterol). Other side effects include kidney tumors, severe acne, and trembling. In addition, there are some gender-specific side effects:\n\n    * For men — shrinking of the testicles, reduced sperm count, infertility, baldness, development of breasts, increased risk for prostate cancer.\n    * For women — growth of facial hair, male-pattern baldness, changes in or cessation of the menstrual cycle, enlargement of the clitoris, deepened voice.\n    * For adolescents — growth halted prematurely through premature skeletal maturation and accelerated puberty changes. This means that adolescents risk remaining short for the remainder of their lives if they take anabolic steroids before the typical adolescent growth spurt.\n\nIn addition, people who inject anabolic steroids run the added risk of contracting or transmitting HIV/AIDS or hepatitis, which causes serious damage to the liver.\n\nScientific research also shows that aggression and other psychiatric side effects may result from abuse of anabolic steroids. Many users report feeling good about themselves while on anabolic steroids, but researchers report that extreme mood swings also can occur, including manic-like symptoms leading to violence. Depression often is seen when the drugs are stopped and may contribute to dependence on anabolic steroids. Researchers report also that users may suffer from paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, delusions, and impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility. 1\n\nResearch also indicates that some users might turn to other drugs to alleviate some of the negative effects of anabolic steroids. For example, a study of 227 men admitted in 1999 to a private treatment center for dependence on heroin or other opioids found that 9.3 percent had abused anabolic steroids before trying any other illicit drug. Of these 9.3 percent, 86 percent first used opioids to counteract insomnia and irritability resulting from the anabolic steroids.
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To combat symptoms and prevent the development of osteoporosis associated with diminished estrogen levels, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be considered. HRT involves the administration of the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) refers to the administration of estrogen alone. ERT has proven to be very effective in relieving many of the symptoms of menopause, and is also thought to help prevent osteoporosis. \n\nHormone treatment for menopause is quite controversial, however. Preliminary research suggested that HRT might help prevent heart disease. But, the latest and largest studies report that that is not the case. In fact, HRT may increase your risk for both heart disease and stroke. Also, of particular concern is that taking ERT can put you at increased risk for breast cancer.
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aldosterone is called as the shock absorbing harome this is the reason for the goose flesh ...............formation, sudden exitment is not good for brain so this harmone maintains the condition of the brain
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The symptoms you mentioned are called "virilization," and the adrenogenital syndrome is one possible cause.  In this condition, the body's steroid metabolism is disrupted and too many androgens (male sex hormones) are produced.  An endocrinologist would be most qualified to work up this condition.
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You're going to need to take thyroxin or another hormone replacement drug.  See an endocrinologist.