From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-08-28 04:07:44 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Adrenal tumors
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY15-F30jiDOhsI50n0003f378@hotmail.com>
No this is not strange. Adrenal disease can produce any tyoe of sex hormone
so yes your female could have an increase in testosterone and a male could
have an increase in estrogen levels. It all has to do with the action of
the adrenal and how it works with other systems.
Dr. Sue
>From: kathouze@aol.com
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Adrenal tumors
>Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 18:51:11 +0100 (BST)
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> >Most adrenal tumors produce estrogen, which causes thinning of the fur,
>but testosterone does not - gives them a lush, full >coat.
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>That doesn't explain my adrenal 7 1/2 year old female with elevated
>testosterone levels that is totally devoid of fur. Yes, it was checked by
>Tenn. panel and she's on a high dose of Lupron and getting melatonin.
>Either she's the new strange case, or that doesn't always hold true. I wish
>it did, she could use a new fur coat.
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>Sandy
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