2007-02-12 07:13:10 · 4 answers · asked by sara w 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I want to know my bodys level of calcium. A birth control option called Depo provera can deplete the bodies calcium levels which are found to be unreplacable.. I want to see how I would go about finding out if I may be in some danger. In the last 2yrs my teeth have been just literally falling apart and my dentist wont make the connection, and I want to find out on my own. Yet my physician will be reluctant to, since it will be her mistake for over prescribing a drug that I clearly should have stopped taking much sooner.
So what test can check for body calcium..
I hope that makes my question clearer.
2007-02-12 09:23:23 · update #1
do you mean a bone mineral density test to check for osteoporosis?
There are two sorts that I know about.
1) A sort of x-ray of the heel bone - they can tell how dense you bones are that way.
2) a dexa scan - sort of x-ray of hips and spine - checks bone density.
Both procedures are quick and painless.
2007-02-12 08:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by lulet99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hypercalcemia is basically too plenty calcium interior the blood. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and nutrition D adjust calcium stability interior the physique. PTH is produced via the parathyroid glands -- 4 small glands placed interior the neck at the back of the thyroid gland. nutrition D is gained while the exterior is uncovered to image voltaic, and from nutritional components alongside with: * Egg yolks * Fish * Fortified cereals * Fortified dairy products known hyperparathyroidism is the main common clarification for hypercalcemia and is by using extra PTH. This extra happens via an expansion of one or greater of the parathyroid glands. different wellbeing situations could additionally convey approximately hypercalcemia: * Adrenal gland failure * An inherited situation that is affecting the physique's potential to alter calcium (familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH)) * a style of diuretic medicine referred to as thiazides * extra nutrition D (hypervitaminosis D) from nutrition recurring or inflammatory ailments * Hyperthyroidism * Kidney failure * huge quantities of calcium in nutrition recurring (milk-alkali syndrome) * no longer shifting for long sessions of time * some cancerous tumors (as an occasion, lung cancers, breast maximum cancers)
2016-11-03 06:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a bone density test but it's done for persons in the middle of their lives. Sometimes they can find calcium in blood. Good luck.
2007-02-12 07:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by padiwan2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a bone density test, needs to be requested form a doctor
2007-02-12 07:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋