People with chronic hypoparathyroidism who are treated by endocrinologists — doctors who specialize in hormone-related diseases — are more likely to achieve recommended blood levels of calcium and vitamin D than those not receiving specialist care, a real-world study found. The researchers noted that these effects were observed despite…
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“When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you … never give up then, for that’s just the place and time that the tide’ll turn.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe It’s been 10 years since everything in my life changed. Many people with hypoparathyroidism say their…
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“Slow down, you crazy child/ And take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while/ It’s all right, you can afford to lose a day or two/ When will you realize Vienna waits for you?” — Billy Joel, “Vienna” Living with hypoparathyroidism is unpredictable, like being on…
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Levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on the day after thyroidectomy – a surgery to remove the thyroid gland – may accurately help rule out permanent hypoparathyroidism, a study in Turkey suggests. Almost 4% of nearly 500 people who underwent surgical thyroid removal developed permanent hypoparathyroidism. Having a second surgery…
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