Question 1

what are the major effects of calcitonin?

Accepted Answer

None!: Hi. Ha! That was easy! In humans, it's a superfluous hormone. In medullary thyroid cancer, it's useful as a tumor marker, and that's ALL it's good for. Losing all your calcitonin (as in thyroidectomy) has no physiologic effect. You lose it, you don't miss it. Calcitonin is FDA approved for osteoporosis, but it's worthless, and no one uses it.

Question 2

how calcitonin functions in the glands?

Accepted Answer

Acts on bone: Calcitonin is a hormone made in the thyroid gland and released into the blood. .  Its main action is to reduce the activity of bone cells which break down bone (osteoclasts).  It is sometimes used to treat osteoporosis.

Question 3

what gland makes calcitonin? why does level drop?

Accepted Answer

Thyroid: A special part of the thyroid gland (c-cells) makes calcitonin.  It acts to reduce calcium in the blood stream.  Its level drop after thyroid surgery.  It is not needed for survival.

Question 4

what are the differences between calcitonin and calcitrol?

Accepted Answer

Very different: Calcitonin is a hormone made by the thyroid.  Human calcitonin does not do much.  If your thyroid is removed, we give you back levothyroxine but we do not need to give you back calcitonin.  Calcitonin is secreted by a specific kind of thyroid cancer, medulary cancer.  Calcitriol is vitamin D, 1, 25, the potent one. Vitamin D helps you absorb calcium in your diet.

Question 5

why don't you get a calcitonin insufficiency after thyroidectomy?

Accepted Answer

You do: But it is not essential for life so you don't need to replace it.

Question 6

which describes the medical use of calcitonin?

Accepted Answer

It's for bones.: Calcitonin is a hormone in our bodies which helps regulate calcium levels.  It is producd in c-cells (appropriately enough!), which are scattered througout the thyroid gland.  Calcitonin is useful in the treatment of osteporosis, particularly after a vertebral fracture, which can be quite painful.  Nasally-inhaled calcitonin has pain-reducing properties which can be a big help with pain control.

Question 7

what if given with calcitonin and increases the effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: There is nothing which specifically increases the effectiveness of calcitonin.  A second osteopororsis drug would add  to the effect but not increases th effect of calcitonin.

Question 8

can you tell me what happens when there is an increase in calcitonin.?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: In humans, an elevated calcitonin has no physiological effect (just as loss of calcitonin in thyroidectomy has no physiologic effect). See a doctor to make sure you don't have a thyroid nodule. High calcitonin can be a marker for a rare thyroid cancer. If you have a thyroid nodule, it needs to be evaluated by an endocrinologist.

Question 9

what are the effects of too little and too much production of calcitonin?

Accepted Answer

Calcitonin: Calcitonin is a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland and is involved in the regulation of serum calcium and phosphorus levels. Ironically its role is still not well understood as excesses or deficiencies of calcitonin don't appear to cause significant changes in our body's bones or blood levels of calcium and phosphorus as another hormone called parathormone appears to take over in the regulation

Question 10

is calcitonin 6.7 pg/ml considered high level and suspicious for cancer? i also have a node 7.7 mm

Accepted Answer

No: A normal value is less than 10 pg/mL. Women and men can have different normal values, with men having higher values. Sometimes, calcitonin in the blood is checked several times after you are given a shot (injection) of a special medicine that stimulates calcitonin production.May 6, 2019

Calcitonin blood test: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopediamedlineplus.gov › Medical Encyclopedia

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