"Dr. Plechner's Corner" is a compilation of veterinary and animal research articles by
Al Plechner, DVM. Some of the articles found in this section are also co-authored with other colleagues as well.
What is Adrenal Fatigue? – Part 2
October 24, 2014
Part 2 – TOTAL ESTROGEN Hopefully Part 1 of ADRENAL FATIGUE explains to you how a deficient or defective cortisol can lead to elevated total estrogen in humans and in animals. When this hormone imbalance occurs, the elevated adrenal estrogen may cause the following problems in the body: It causes a deregulation of the immune […]
What is Adrenal Fatigue? – Part 1
Part 1 – ACTIVE CORTISOL Adrenal Fatigue or hypoadrenia are unproven terms used by alternative medicine, to describe a condition of the adrenal glands, which are unable to produce proper amounts of hormone, mainly glucocorticoid, referred to as cortisol, which is produced in the middle layer adrenal cortex. This layer is referred to as the […]
Cortisol is an Important Hormone and Yet Feared
October 23, 2014
Cortisol is one of the most important hormones produced in the body, and yet it is the most feared. Cortisol is a very important, natural hormone that is produced from the middle layer adrenal cortex, and must be produced in an active state, and in normal amounts, otherwise allergies, autoimmunity and cancer will occur. Unfortunately […]
What is Plechner’s Syndrome?
October 16, 2014
Plechner’s Syndrome is one of the three most important syndromes effecting the adrenal cortex, the other two being Cushing’s Syndrome and Addison’s Syndrome. Plechner’s Syndrome, which I refer to as the Atypical Cortisol Estrogen Imbalance Syndrome (ACEIS), is better known to the public as Plechner’s Syndrome. It identifies the CAUSE of disease and not merely […]
Theory of Endocrine Immune Surveillance
October 15, 2014
Pertaining to my clinical veterinary studies, this article was an attempt to share my thoughts with my veterinary profession. The California Veterinarian found my article to be interesting enough to publish it in their journal in January of 1979. I also created this article titled The Theory of Endocrine Immune Surveillance which I would like […]
The History of My Clinical Findings
October 10, 2014
I began my clinical veterinary career in August of 1966, when I graduated from the University of California, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California. One of my first thoughts in the early days of my veterinary practice was to wonder why steroid (CORTISOL) injections were so commonly used and why they seemed so effective. Since […]
How Can My Dog Be Hypothyroid and Still Have Normal Thyroid Hormone Production?
October 9, 2014
My clinical veterinary studies over the past 48 years have identified two different conditions that will cause a dog to show all the signs of hypothyroidism and still produce normal thyroid hormones. The following is a list of clinical signs indicating that the dog is hypothyroid, even with the production of normal thyroid hormones: Weight […]
