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A Tour of the Endocrine System : Thyroids and Parathyroids  
Author: R. Bowen Send comments to rbowen@colostate.edu

Calcium and the Menopause  
from BBC Health

'Can treatment for post-thyroidectomy Hypoparathyroidism ever be stopped?' by Denise Adams  
This article introduces the following one which details the Newcastle trial in supplement reduction by Morris & Perros and was presented to the BTA in Oct 2005.

Endocrine Control of Calcium and Phosphate Homeostasis   
Professor R. Bowen, Dept of Biomedical Science, Colorado State University, USA.

Factors that Inhibit Calcium Absorption  
by R. Hoggan & D. Wiss

FAQs About Hypoparathyroidism  
by Dr Denise Adams, GP and HPTH patient

Long-Term Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism: A Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Parathyroid Hormone-(1–34) Versus Calcitriol and Calcium   
Dr K Winer et al in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 88, No. 9 4214-4220

Oestrogen and calcium homeostasis in women with hypoparathyroidism   
Oestrogen status can affect the requirement for vitamin D in women with hypoparathyroidism

Radiation and Cancer   
by Dr Denise Adams, GP in BMJ 2002;324:121

Recognition of HPTH in Infants and Children  
by Hunter Heath III MD (USA)

Severe hypocalcaemia after being given intravenous bisphosphonate   
Rajesh Peter, senior house officer1, Vinita Mishra, specialist registrar1, William D Fraser, professor1

Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism   
Article by Professor JLH O'Riordan of the Middlesex Hopsital , London 1994 on treatment with Vitamin D and Calcium.

Understanding the Causes of Hypoparathyroidism  
by Dr Michael Levine (USA)

Well-being, mood and calcium homeostasis in patients with hypoparathyroidism receiving standard treatment with calcium and vitamin D   
A clinical study by W Arlt, C Fremerey, F Callies, M Reincke, P Schneider, W Timmermann, and B Allolio from the European Journal of Endocrinology, Feb 2002; 146: 215 - 222

Your Body and Calcium  
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