- Endocrinology is the field of hormone-related diseases.
- An endocrinologist can diagnose and treat hormone problems and the complications that arise from them.
- Hormones regulate metabolism, respiration, growth, reproduction, sensory perception, and movement.
- Endocrinologists are qualified to diagnose and treat conditions like diabetes, thyroid diseases, infertility, growth issues, metabolic disorders, osteoporosis, some cancers, and disorders in the hormone-producing adrenal glands and pituitary glands.