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Endocrinologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of hormone diseases. Hormones are chemical messengers generated by the endocrine glands that govern a variety of biological activities, including as growth and development, metabolism, and reproductive health. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat conditions associated with the endocrine system, which consists of glands and organs that create and emit hormones. | Endocrinologists are [[physicians]] who specialize in the [[[diagnosis]] and treatment of [[hormone diseases]]. Hormones are chemical messengers generated by the [[endocrine glands]] that govern a variety of biological activities, including as growth and development, [[metabolism]], and reproductive health. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat conditions associated with the endocrine system, which consists of glands and organs that create and emit hormones. | ||
==Education and Training== | ==Education and Training== | ||
Endocrinologists are physicians who have completed four years of medical school and an internal medicine or pediatrics residency. After finishing their residency, students must complete an additional two to three years of specialized training in endocrinology. Some endocrinologists choose for additional training in a specialism, such as diabetes, reproductive endocrinology, or thyroid problems. | Endocrinologists are physicians who have completed four years of [[medical school]] and an [[internal medicine]] or [[pediatrics residency]]. After finishing their residency, students must complete an additional two to three years of specialized training in [[endocrinology]]. Some endocrinologists choose for additional training in a specialism, such as [[diabetes, reproductive endocrinology, or thyroid problems]]. | ||
==Conditions Considered== | ==Conditions Considered== | ||
*Endocrinologists diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of hormonal problems, such as: | *Endocrinologists diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of hormonal problems, such as: | ||
*Diabetes the inability of the body to manage blood sugar levels. | *Diabetes the inability of the body to manage blood sugar levels. | ||
*Includes hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) (underactive thyroid). | *Includes [[hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism]] (underactive thyroid) (underactive thyroid). | ||
*Disorders of the adrenal glands, such as Addison's disease, Cushing's syndrome, and pheochromocytoma. | *Disorders of the adrenal glands, such as [[Addison's disease, Cushing's syndrome, and pheochromocytoma]]. | ||
*Diseases of the pituitary gland, including pituitary tumors and hypopituitarism. | *Diseases of the pituitary gland, including [[pituitary tumors and hypopituitarism]]. | ||
*Includes polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility, and erectile dysfunction. | *Includes polycystic ovarian [[syndrome, infertility, and erectile dysfunction]]. | ||
*Included in metabolic disorders include obesity, metabolic syndrome, and lipid diseases. | *Included in metabolic disorders include [[obesity, metabolic syndrome, and lipid diseases]]. | ||
==Diagnostic Tests== | ==Diagnostic Tests== | ||
Endocrinologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of hormone diseases. Hormones are chemical messengers generated by the endocrine glands that govern a variety of biological activities, including as growth and development, metabolism, and reproductive health. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat conditions associated with the endocrine system, which consists of glands and organs that create and emit hormones. | Endocrinologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of hormone diseases. Hormones are chemical messengers generated by the endocrine glands that govern a variety of biological activities, including as [[growth and development, metabolism]], and reproductive health. Endocrinologists diagnose and treat conditions associated with the endocrine system, which consists of glands and organs that create and emit hormones. | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
