Hormone deficiencies and CFS/ME

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> With all due respect, I can tell you that I attempted to

> research an unfinished " viral endocrinopathy " study 3 years ago without

success, but know that a female

> physician from California was involved in this research prior to her death

from cancer.(can't remember

> name right off hand) She was on to something involving reactivated viruses

playing havoc with the

> endocrine system. In some cases these reactivations totally wiped out certain

areas of this system.

> Hormones involved varied from person to person. To answer your question, it

is my educated guess and

> belief, based on genetic make-up and viruses involved, ANY hormonal function

can be altered, in fact

> obliterated in this illness due to viral load and DNA changes occurring.

Sorry, I have no references.

> Research in this area is ongoing. I am one of those victims of hormone

" obliteration. " Also have the

> Rnase L 2-5a viral pathway deficit. Hormone replacement is param!

> ount in those who are deficient first and foremost.

>

And another thing to keep in mind: there is documented damage to basic

mitochondrial metabolism, so much so that some doctors believe what we

have is a mitochondrial disease. Since mitochondria provide the energy

for EVERY cell in your body, potentially EVERY type of cell, tissue, and

organ can malfunction or under-function as a result.

I am no longer surprised by ANY manifestation of this illness. But I

agree that while we are waiting for a real cure, we need to treat any

resulting deficiencies in order to maintain some level of functioning,

and possibly prevent some collateral damage.

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