Problems, Disorders and Diseases of the Endocrine System
What follows is a list of some of the problems and diseases our Endocrinologists are trained to diagnosis and manage.
Adrenal System
· Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison’s disease)
· Pheochromocytoma
· Cushing’s Disease
· Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn’s Syndrome)
· Adrenal Cancer
· Adrenal Incidentaloma
Bone
· Osteoporosis
· Osteopenia
· Osteomalacia
· Paget’s disease
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
Lipids Management
· Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol)
· Hypertriglyceridemia (high triglycerides)
· Low HDL cholesterol
· Metabolic Syndrome and Dyslipidemias
Sexual Hormone Disorders:
Females
· Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
· Hirsutism (extra male-like hair growth)
· Androgen excess (extra male-like hormones)
Males
· Hypogonadism (low testosterone)
· Gynecomastia (development of breasts)
Thyroid Disease
· Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) including Graves’ disease
· Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
· Goiter
· Thyroid nodules
· Thyroid cancer
· Thyroiditis
Parathyroid Disease and Calcium Disorders
· Hypercalcemia
· Hypocalcemia
· Hyperparathyroidism
· Hypoparathyroidism
· Pseudohypoparathyroidism
· Parathyroid cancer
Pituitary Glands
· Pituitary Tumors
· Hyperprolactinemia (elevated prolactin)
· Galactorrhea (abnormal breast discharge)
· Cushing’s disease
· Acromegaly (growth hormone excess)
· Growth hormone deficiency
· Hypopituitarism and panhypopituitarism
