parathyroid hormone
noun
: a hormone of the parathyroid gland that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body
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Silva explains that magnesium activates vitamin D, which, in turn, regulates the parathyroid hormone—the key hormone that controls calcium levels in the body.
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
To check for hypoparathyroidism, your doctor may also order another blood test that measures phosphorus, magnesium, and parathyroid hormone and a urine test.⁹
Treatment
Treatment options vary depending on the severity of the calcium deficiency and what's causing it.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Your doctor may also prescribe parathyroid hormone, a once-a-day injection, and other medications to improve the body's calcium levels.³
Dietary supplements are minimally regulated by the FDA and may or may not be suitable for you.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the parathyroid glands start making too much parathyroid hormone in dialysis patients.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
The four parathyroid glands sit on top of the thyroid and make a hormone called parathyroid hormone, commonly abbreviated as PTH and unrelated to thyroid hormone.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 June 2023
Seth Donahue, a biomedical engineer at Colorado State University, suspects that the parathyroid hormone, which regulates calcium uptake, helps maintain bone density.
—Gregory Mone, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2013
Sure enough, his parathyroid hormone level was elevated, consistent with the most common form of hyperparathyroidism.
—Damon Tweedy, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2017
Restoring bone mass currently requires an injection of medication containing a peptide fragment of human parathyroid hormone (PTH) used to stimulate bone formation, reports Ellen Phiddian for Cosmos.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2022
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Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2025
To check for hypoparathyroidism, your doctor may also order another blood test that measures phosphorus, magnesium, and parathyroid hormone and a urine test.⁹
Treatment
Treatment options vary depending on the severity of the calcium deficiency and what's causing it.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Your doctor may also prescribe parathyroid hormone, a once-a-day injection, and other medications to improve the body's calcium levels.³
Dietary supplements are minimally regulated by the FDA and may or may not be suitable for you.
—Sandra Gordon, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the parathyroid glands start making too much parathyroid hormone in dialysis patients.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
The four parathyroid glands sit on top of the thyroid and make a hormone called parathyroid hormone, commonly abbreviated as PTH and unrelated to thyroid hormone.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 June 2023
Seth Donahue, a biomedical engineer at Colorado State University, suspects that the parathyroid hormone, which regulates calcium uptake, helps maintain bone density.
—Gregory Mone, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2013
Sure enough, his parathyroid hormone level was elevated, consistent with the most common form of hyperparathyroidism.
—Damon Tweedy, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2017
Restoring bone mass currently requires an injection of medication containing a peptide fragment of human parathyroid hormone (PTH) used to stimulate bone formation, reports Ellen Phiddian for Cosmos.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2022
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“Parathyroid hormone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parathyroid%20hormone. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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