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This information is about what you can eat and drink to help you to stay at the same weight or put on weight, if you need to, without harming your heart’s health.

How to collect a urine (wee) sample for a UCPCR test.

This test will determine if the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain) is producing sufficient growth hormone, and/or properly regulating the production of cortisol (a natural steroid hormone or chemical signal).

Hydrocortisone is similar to cortisol, one of the body’s natural steroid hormones (chemical messengers).

This test is used to diagnose Cushing’s syndrome which is a disease caused by excess cortisol production.

Information about patient initiated follow-up in diabetes and endocrinology and how to access support and advice about your health.

This test is used in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with a rare type of thyroid cancer.

Pregnancy may be affected by hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid gland). If possible, hyperthyroidism should be treated and brought under control before getting pregnant. If hyperthyroidism is uncontrolled, there is a high risk of complications of pregnancy.

Hypothyroidism means an underactive thyroid gland, which does not make enough thyroid hormone. A pregnant woman’s thyroid hormones are vital for her and for the development of her baby. There is an increased risk of complications in pregnancy if hypothyroidism is not carefully treated.