hormonal and metabolic disorders
Hypoparathyroidism
Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism
Calcium andvitamin D Taking calcium andvitamin Dsupplements by mouth may be sufficient for people with postoperative hypoparathyroidism. Sometimes intravenous calcium is needed. If the hypoparathyroidism does not respond adequately to calcium andvitamin Dsupplements, the doctor may prescribe treatment with recombinantparathyroid hormone. Recombinantparathyroid hormonemay decrease the risk of complications of long-term hypoparathyroidism, such as hypercalciuria and decreased bone mineral density, and lower the doses of calcium andvitamin Dneeded. Doctors monitor the person's blood levels of calcium and phosphate and may need to increase or decrease the dose of recombinantparathyroid hormone. 