Endocrinology is the branch of medicine that studies and treats diseases of the endocrine glands, that is, the organs responsible for the production and introduction into the blood of particular chemical messengers called hormones .
Therefore, the endocrinologist is the doctor who deals with the diagnosis and treatment of imbalances and hormonal diseases.
WHO NEEDS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST?
Hormones are very important chemical messengers, as they regulate metabolism, growth, reproduction and sexual development.
The endocrine glands that secrete hormones are the thyroid, the parathyroid gland, the pituitary gland, the pancreas, the adrenal glands, the ovaries (in women) and the testicles (in men). Therefore, we turn to an endocrinologist in case of disorders or disorders of one of these newly named glands.
For example, those who suffer from: are patients of the endocrinologist
- Diabetes
- Thyroid problems (thyroiditis, goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism etc.)
- Malignant or benign neoplasms affecting one of the endocrine glands and related disorders (eg pheochromocytoma and hypertension)
- Infertility (for example due to hypogonadism)
- Growth defects (dwarfism or gigantism)
- Problems related to menopause
- Osteoporosis
- Dyslipidemias of various types (hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, etc.)
- Early puberty
- Hirsutism
- Other metabolic diseases
