How do corticosteroids affect the body’s hormonal balance, including impacts on gonadal, adrenal and thyroid hormones and what are the clinical implications?
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How do corticosteroids affect the body’s hormonal balance, including impacts on gonadal, adrenal and thyroid hormones and what are the clinical implications?
Corticosteroids can suppress pituitary hormones, reducing cortisol, testosterone, and thyroid hormones, potentially leading to adrenal insufficiency, hypogonadism, and hypothyroidism.