Endocrinology is the field of medicine that studies the body's hormones and the organs that produce them. Hormones are substances that are produced in various organs (endocrine glands) such as the thyroid or pancreas and are sent through the blood to control various functions throughout the body, which are essential for life.
From a clinical point of view, endocrinology studies disorders in hormonal function (excess or absence of hormones) or diseases of various causes that affect the organs that produce them (such as tumors, infections, inflammation, among others).
Based on the symptoms, the clinical examination, hormonal measurements and sometimes images, a diagnosis is established and treatments are proposed that can be very effective or curative for the comprehensive management of various conditions.
WHAT DISEASES TREATED BY AN ENDOCRINE?
- Comprehensive management of all types of diabetes (sugar elevation), including new technological treatments such as the insulin pump in selected cases.
- Osteoporosis and fracture prevention.
- Obesity and overweight. Study of causes of weight gain and comprehensive treatment to achieve healthy weight.
- Dyslipidemias (alteration of cholesterol and/or triglycerides, which are fats in the blood) and cardiovascular risk management.
- All thyroid problems: Hypothyroidism , hyperthyroidism and nodules.
- Study and management of excess body hair (Hirsutism) in women.
- Study and treatment of endocrine causes of female and male infertility.
- Excess prolactin (Hyperprolactinemia).
- Pituitary disorders.
- Adrenal gland disorders such as adrenal insufficiency, Cushing's syndrome, adrenal tumors and pheochromocytoma.
Our endocrinologist Ángel Michael Ortiz Zúñiga, researcher and teacher, will assist you from a holistic and integrative vision, working with the rest of the team.
