Posted by bleauberry on April 2, 2009, at 4:41:55
In reply to Re: hydrocortisone » Garnet71, posted by Larry Hoover on April 1, 2009, at 22:46:27
This is extremely, repeat, extremely, important! The pattern of the cortisol output is as much, or more important, as the actual cortisol output. It gives a much better picture of what is going on. Thank you Lar.
> > there's a 24 hour cortisol urine test that endocronologists prescribe
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> The problem with that test is that it doesn't measure the diurnal variation in cortisol levels. It can't distinguish people with normal total output, but with reversed phase, or those with no diurnal cycling at all. Nor the effect of stressors during the day, which can skew the results.
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> I don't have faith in those who would try to interpret a daily total cortisol output, when the pattern of output is of diagnostic importance also.
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> Lar
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