ADRENAL-INSUFFICIENCY

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH) describe Adrenal insufficiency as an endocrine, or hormonal, disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of certain hormones. The adrenal glands are located just above the kidneys... Adrenal insufficiency can be primary or secondary. Addison's disease, the common term for primary adrenal insufficiency, occurs when the adrenal glands are damaged and cannot produce enough of the adrenal hormone cortisol. The adrenal hormone aldosterone may also be lacking. Addison's disease affects 110 to 144 of every 1 million people in developed countries... This is the home page's excerpt

Also known as: Adrenal Insufficiency New Zealand