Category: Endocrine

Five Signs that You May Have a Thyroid Disorder

Five Signs that You May Have a Thyroid Disorder

Have you gained weight? You could be experiencing symptoms of a thyroid disorder and not even know it. Most people have heard of thyroid disorders,

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is the metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose (sugar) level caused by decreased produce of insulin from pancreas or due to

Obesity

Obesity

Obesity is the chronic condition where excess accumulation of fat on the body. Obesity is defined as having a BMI

Addison’s disease

Addison’s disease also know as primary adrenal insufficiency is an endocrine disorder characterized by muscle weakness, weight loss, fatigue, low blood pressure, dark skin due to decreased production of corticosteroid specially cortisol form the adrenal glands.

Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes insipidus is the condition characterized by polydipsia ( excessive thirst ) and polyuria ( excessive urine volume)

Prolactinoma

Prolactinoma is a condition in which pituitary adenoma produces too much hormone called prolactin in the body. Prolactinoma is the most common type( 25-30%) of all pituitary tumor.

Klinefelter Syndrome

Klinefelter Syndrome

Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic condition in which males have an one extra X sex chromosome characterized by male hypogonadism and infertility

Hashimoto thyroiditis

Hashimoto thyroiditis

Hashimoto thyroditis is the autoimmune chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland leads to an underproduction thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).

Sheehan syndrome

Sheehan syndrome also know as postpartum hypopituitarism, postpartum panhypopituitarism, postpartum panhypopituitary

Graves disease

Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism due to circulationg Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSIs)

Kallmann syndrome

It is a rare genetic conditions characterized by hypogonadism , anosmia or severe hyposmia caused by gonadotropin-releasing hormone(GnRH) deficiency

Hypertension

Hypertension (HTN) or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. It is classified as either primary (essential) or secondary. About 90-95% of cases are termed “primary hypertension”, which refers to high blood pressure for which no medical cause can be found. The remaining 5-10% [...]

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