Cushing’s syndrome (also called hypercortisolism) is a rare condition that occurs when your body is exposed to high levels of the hormone cortisol over an extended period.

Cushing syndrome happens when your body has too much of the hormone cortisol. The most common way people get Cushing syndrome is from taking too many steroids called glucocorticoids.

Cushing syndrome is an uncommon condition when the body has too much of the stress hormone, called cortisol.

What is Cushing’s syndrome? “Cushing’s develops when the body produces too much of a hormone called cortisol,” explains Emma Cooper, CEO at The Pituitary Foundation.

Cushing syndrome is a condition that arises when the body is exposed to high levels of cortisol for an extended period. This can occur due to the body's overproduction of cortisol or from taking ...

Erika Diarte-Carr with her kids Aaliyah and Jeremiah. gofundme/help-erika-and-her-children-with-funeral-expenses Cushing is caused by an excess amount of the stress hormone cortisol in the body.

Your face looks so crazy.'" Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by the body having too-high levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, for a long time.

American actress and stand-up comedian Amy Schumer, 43, discussed how online abuse from trolls led her to seek medical help, ultimately resulting in a diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome. Picture: PA.

Amy Schumer was diagnosed with Cushing syndrome, a hormonal disorder caused by high levels of cortisol in the body — thanks to comments from people on the internet who noticed her "puffier face ...

“If the source is elsewhere in the body then the correct term is Cushing’s syndrome.” What causes it? (Alamy/PA) Cushing’s can occur spontaneously, known as endogenous Cushing’s.