Coping with... PARATHYROID DISEASE
Aug 19, 2020
1 minute
The four parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone, which controls blood calcium and phosphorous levels. They may become underactive or overactive.
If they’re underactive your blood calcium will fall (hypocalcaemia) and phosphorous rise (hyperphosphatemia). The commonest cause is removal or damage
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