A parathyroid hormone test measures levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your body. This hormone is produced by small glands in your neck and regulates the level of calcium in your blood. A ...

Reported rates of low PTH and secondary hyperparathyroidism in the hemodialysis population are approximately 40% and 10%, respectively. In the hemodialysis population, patients with low parathyroid ...

Your parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located at the four corners of your thyroid gland. They are about the size of a pea and produce hormones to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and ...

Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition that occurs when the parathyroid glands in the neck don’t produce enough parathyroid hormone (PTH). Read on to learn more about the causes, symptoms, and ...

People can use methods such as dietary changes, supplements, diuretics, and hormone replacement to manage low parathyroid hormone levels. Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition in which the ...

We describe two cases of acquired parathyroid hormone (PTH) resistance consequent to the development of serum PTH type 1 receptor (PTH1R) autoantibodies, which block PTH binding and signaling. Both ...

We conducted a retrospective study on 239 patients operated on for primary hyperparathyroidism in our surgical department between May 2003 and December 2012. 202 patients were female and 37 were male, ...