Re: Cushing's syndrome (high cortisol) and hypogonadism

[Guest guest]

Colli,

Taking prednisone (synthetic corticosteroid) has been shown to induce

hypo even with small doses in some men. So I'm sure cushings could be

a cause.

Regards,

K4

> Since cortisol is the fight or flight hormone and prevents certain

> organs in the body from working since the body is in survival mode,

> would a cortisol related disorder such as cushing's syndrome cause

> hypogonadism by suppressing testicular and pituitary function? My

> last lab report that I had on my cortisol level was at a level of

> 466 with the lab's range being <275. This was done through a 24

hour

> urine cortisol test. I don't know why its that high, and I'm going

> in for a scan on my adrenal glands Feb 3rd. I've already had my

> pituitary region scanned and they found no tumor, but I might get

> that re-scanned later on. Has anyone had a familiar situation?

[Guest guest]

Hi bigcolli,

I have been on testosterone implants for the last 2 years as I have

a low testosterone problem due to hypogonadism. For a auto-imune

disease I had to take 40mg per day of prednisone . " synthetic

cortisoid " What happened was due to the higher cortisol , my

testosterone levels dropped a lot lower even though I was using

supplements.

orcman3001

> > Since cortisol is the fight or flight hormone and prevents

certain

> > organs in the body from working since the body is in survival

mode,

> > would a cortisol related disorder such as cushing's syndrome

cause

> > hypogonadism by suppressing testicular and pituitary function?

My

> > last lab report that I had on my cortisol level was at a level

of

> > 466 with the lab's range being <275. This was done through a 24

> hour

> > urine cortisol test. I don't know why its that high, and I'm

going

> > in for a scan on my adrenal glands Feb 3rd. I've already had my

> > pituitary region scanned and they found no tumor, but I might

get

> > that re-scanned later on. Has anyone had a familiar situation?