ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLIC DISEASES

The system in which the endocrine glands are located is called endocrine, and the branch of science that studies the disorders occurring in these glands is called endocrinology.

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Conditions of insulin resistance
• Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa)
• Diabetes
• Thyroid disorders (goitre, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, thyroiditis)
• Diseases of the pituitary gland
• Adrenal gland diseases
• Excessive hair growth (hirsutism)
• Hormonal diseases of the testes and ovaries
• Osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases
• Infertility (infertility)