Endocrinology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that involve hormones. Endocrinologists are specially trained physicians who diagnose diseases related to the endocrine glands.The most common concern we treat is diabetes and all its complications. These include heart disease, kidney disease, retinopathy (vision), and limb pain that are associated with this malfunction in the body’s glucose or blood sugar levels.
Other endocrine conditions a patient may face:
- Thyroid disorders (thyroid swellings, thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism)
- Pregnancy diabetes and thyroid disorders
- Irregular menstruation (Oligomenorrhoea & Amenorrhoea, PCOS)
- Obesity (Overweight or being too fat)
- Short stature (Being too short)
- Tall stature (Being too tall)
- Young hypertension and uncontrolled hypertension (age less than 30 years)
- Menopausal symptoms
- Osteoporosis (thin bones and repeated fractures)
- Calcium and Parathyroid hormone disorders
- Adrenal disorders
- Metabolic Bone Disease
- Early and delayed puberty
- Sexual dysfunction – decreased libido erectile dysfunction
- Pituitary disorders
- Problems with Sodium and potassium metabolism
- Excessive hair growth in females
- Abnormal genitalia
- Transgender therapy
- Prolactin issues