Endocrine Diseases Summary Your endocrine system includes eight major glands throughout your body. These glands make hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers. They travel through your bloodstream to tissues or organs. Hormones work slowly and affect body processes from head to toe. These include Growth and development Metabolism – digestion, elimination, breathing, blood circulation and maintaining body temperature Sexual function Reproduction Mood If your hormone levels are too high or too low, you may have a hormone disorder. Hormone diseases also occur if your body does not respond to hormones the way it is supposed to. Stress, infection and changes in your blood’s fluid and electrolyte balance can also influence hormone levels. In the United States, the most common endocrine disease is diabetes. There are many others. They are usually treated by controlling how much hormone your body makes. Hormone supplements can help if the problem is too little of a hormone. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Array Androgen insensitivity syndrome Endocrine glands Endocrine glands Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Intersex Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) I Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) II Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Statistics and Research Bisphenol A (BPA) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Specifics Carney Complex American Society of Clinical Oncology Endocrine Tumor: Overview American Society of Clinical Oncology Is Hyperinsulinemia a Form of Diabetes? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes Merck & Co., Inc. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type I National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Endocrine System Diseases National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia National Institutes of Health Reference Desk Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases A-Z National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Women Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Maternal and Child Health Bureau What Is Women’s Endocrine Health? American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Related Issues Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Hormone Health Network Endocrinologist: What Is an Endocrinologist? Hormone Health Network Start Here Endocrine System (For Parents) Nemours Foundation Introduction to the Endocrine System Hormone Health Network Teenagers Endocrine System (For Teens) Nemours Foundation Find an Expert Find an Endocrinologist Hormone Health Network Hormone Health Network Hormone Health Network National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Encyclopedia Gastrin blood test Glucagon blood test Hypogonadism LH response to GnRH blood test McCune-Albright syndrome Precocious puberty Genetics Genetics Home Reference: 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 deficiency National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: 46,XX testicular disorder of sex development National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: 5-alpha reductase deficiency National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: aromatase deficiency National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: aromatase excess syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: autoimmune polyglandular syndrome, type 1 National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: familial isolated pituitary adenoma National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: familial male-limited precocious puberty National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: isolated growth hormone deficiency National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Kallmann syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Laron syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Leydig cell hypoplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: McCune-Albright syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: multiple endocrine neoplasia National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: Swyer syndrome National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy National Library of Medicine Men Low Testosterone and Men’s Health Hormone Health Network Male Hypogonadism Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research What Is Men’s Endocrine Health? American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Journal Articles Endocrine diseases Endocrine gland cancer Children What Is a Pediatric Endocrinologist? American Academy of Pediatrics Your Endocrine System Nemours Foundation
