Endocrine Diseases
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- Diabetes
- Useful information on diabetes, its treatment, an how to cope with
daily living with this chronic condition.
- Thyroid disorders
- Several problems arises from thyroid disorders. From silent
thyroiditis to thyroid storm.
- Osteoporosis
- This insidious disorder starts silently in young women causing slow
destruction of the bones.
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- Cushing's Disease
- Overproduction of cortisone by the adrenal glands causing obesity,
skin changes, muscle weakness, even diabetes.
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- Hyperparathyroidism
- Small glands located within the thyroid gland, the parathyroid
regulate calcium levels in the blood. High levels of their
hormone, the parathyroid hormone causes
Hyperparathyroidism.
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- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- The most common cause of infertility and irregular menstrual
periods, it is also accompanied by a myriad of problems from abnormal
hair growth to heart disease.
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- Prolactinoma
- Galactorrhea -breast milk production - is the hallmark of this
disorder of the pituitary gland.