Progress Your Health Podcast

In our last episode we talked about the differences between PCOS and Adrenal Dysfunction, which is often called Adrenal Fatigue.  Adrenal Fatigue or Adrenal Dysfunction is not a ICD10 diagnosis. There is an actual ICD10 billable code called: unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency (E27.40).  But there is controversy in using this code for patients. It is technically meant for conditions where the adrenal glands do not produce enough steroid hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone.  You might be saying, but this sounds exactly like Adrenal Fatigue/Dysfunction! Most people with Adrenal Dysfunction have normal labs, so their doctor cannot code for Adrenocortical Insufficiency (E27.4).  And because their labs and testing look normal people are told they are fine and dismissed. In this episode, we are going to talk about the testing for Adrenal Dysfunction.  There are some testing that can show Adrenal Dysfunction such as saliva and urine testing.  But most conventional docs are mainly familiar with blood t