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Normally just a whisper of ACTH is enough to get the adrenal glands working - Lisa Sanders MD

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Chris’ explanation of the ACTH STIMULATION TEST (aka STIM)

The ACTH stimulation test, also called a Synacthen test, measures how well your adrenals can respond to stress by testing the amount of cortisol the adrenals produce after being stimulated by a synthetic form of ACTH. The real ACTH is a messenger hormone released by your pituitary to stimulate the adrenals to release cortisol.

This is a simple test helps differentiate between having a problem right in the adrenals themselves like Addison’s, versus having hypopituitary and failure to release the ACTH.

Your blood is taken to get a starting or base cortisol level (serum acth should also be tested), then you are injected with the synthetic acth (synacthen or cortrosyn). Usually,…

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 Chris’ explanation of the ACTH STIMULATION TEST (aka STIM)

Your blood is taken to get a starting or base cortisol level (serum acth should also be tested), then you are injected with the synthetic acth (synacthen or cortrosyn). Usually, your blood is taken again at 30 min, sometimes 45 min, and at 60 minutes after the synthetic acth has been injected. The test must be done for at least 60 minutes.

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) plays a large role in how your body responds to stress. ACTH is produced in the pituitary gland, its production stimulates the production and release of cortisol from the adrenal gland.

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