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Your endocrine system is made up of a system of glands. A type of hormone that helps to regulate your body is secreted into your bloodstream by each one of these glands.

Adrenocortical hypofunction is an endocrine ailment. It is an ailment that develops when your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long period of time. Adrenocortical hypofunction is an ailment that results from your body producing too much of the hormone cortisol. This is a result of your adrenal glands making too much cortisol. This disorder can also occur if you take too much cortisol or other steroid hormones.

You may develop adrenocortical hypofunction if your body’s tissues are exposed to excessive levels of cortisol for a long period of time.  This may be caused by you taking corticosteroids like prednisone for lupus, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases or for immunosuppression after transplantation.

Adrenocortical hypofunction can also result from your body making too much cortisol. This may take place when there is a problem with your adrenals or their regulating controls in your pituitary gland or hypothalamus.

The signs and symptoms of adrenocortical hypofunction are varied. Usually, however, you may have upper body obesity, thinning arms and legs, an increased amount of fat around your neck and a rounded face.

Other signs and symptoms of adrenocortical hypofunction affect your skin. Your skin becomes thin and fragile, heals poorly and bruises easily. You may see purplish pink stretch marks that show up on your breasts, abdomen, buttocks, thighs and arms. Your bones may get weaker. Normal, routine activities like lifting or rising from a chair or bending can lead to rib and spinal column fractures and backaches.

Still other signs and symptoms of adrenocortical hypofunction are:

• Irritability
• High blood sugar
• Depression and anxiety
• Weak muscles
• Severe fatigue
• High blood pressure
• Men may have an absent or diminished desire for sex and decreased fertility
• Women may also experience excessive hair growth on their abdomen, thighs, face, neck and chest
• Women may have menstrual periods become irregular or stop.

You or a loved one may have been diagnosed with adrenocortical hypofunction. This ailment and/or complications that have been brought about by it or other disorders that you have along with this ailment may have resulted in you or your loved one’s disability and not being able to work.

You may need help if this is true. You may need financial assistance.

You or your loved one may be planning on applying for the financial help that you need from the Social Security Administration by applying for Social Security disability benefits or disability benefits because of the disability that has been caused by adrenocortical hypofunction and/or complications that have developed from it or other disorders that you have in addition to this ailment. You may have already applied and been denied by the Social Security Administration.

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