Endocrinology
Endocrinology Services
ECHN’s Endocrinologists will work collaboratively with you and your primary care physician to diagnose and develop a treatment plan to help restore hormonal balance throughout your body. Most common conditions our team of Endocrinologists can treat include, but not limited to:
- Cholesterol problems
- Diabetes mellitus
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Infertility
- Osteoporosis
- Obesity
- Thyroid disorders
Endocrinology Education
Endocrinology is the study relating directly to the endocrine system, which is the system that controls hormones. Hormones control so many components of the body, such as body temperature, sleep, mood, stress levels, and more. Hormones also influence a wide range of physiological activities such as growth, including bone growth, development, puberty, level of alertness, sugar regulation and appetite.
The body's endocrine system is comprised of the pancreas, the thyroid, parathyroid, pineal, hypothalamus, adrenal and pituitary glands, the ovaries and testes and many other organs, all of which respond to, modify or metabolize hormones.
When hormones are not functioning as they should, or if there is a hormonal imbalance within the body, it can cause major disease. Examples include:
- Appetite and obesity
- Bone problems
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Pituitary conditions
- Some neurological problems
Some sexual problems - Thyroid conditions
- And more
