¿Cómo se controlan los niveles de cortisol? ¿Por qué se necesita un reemplazo con medicación?

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English

This Spanish-language leaflet explains why corticosteroid replacement therapy is essential after conditions like Cushing’s syndrome surgery or adrenal tumors: the body’s natural cortisol production (via the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis) becomes suppressed and requires medication support until normal function returns. It outlines how excessive cortisol from tumors suppresses CRH and ACTH, and why replacement therapy is needed during the recovery period for pituitary or adrenal tissue to resume normal hormone production.

Español

Este folleto explica por qué es importante tomar corticosteroides después de una cirugía por síndrome de Cushing o tumores de las glándulas suprarrenales. Estos problemas hacen que el cuerpo deje de producir cortisol por sí solo, y la medicación ayuda mientras las glándulas se recuperan. El exceso de cortisol suprime las señales del cerebro que controlan su producción, por eso es necesario el reemplazo temporal hasta que el cuerpo vuelva a funcionar bien.

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