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Endocrine system conditions

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Adrenal insufficiency (secondary)

Non-infectious · Chronic

A lack of cortisol caused by the pituitary or hypothalamus not stimulating the adrenal glands, often after long-term steroid use.

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Endocrine system

Amenorrhoea

Non-infectious · Chronic

Absence of periods, either because they never started by age 15 or because they stopped for three months or more.

6 min read