Endocrinologist | Endocrinology Doctors in India

An endocrinologist is a healthcare provider who specializes in endocrinology. An endocrinologist can diagnose endocrine conditions, develop treatment and management plans for hormone-related diseases and conditions, and prescribe medications to treat them.

Hormone related diseases such as:

• Diabetes mellitus (type 1 and type 2)
• Thyroid disorders: hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
• Goiter.
• Polycystic ovarian disease
• Addison’s disease
• Cushing’s syndrome
• Gigantism.
• Dwarfism.
• Infertility
• Growth issues
• Metabolic disorders
• Osteoporosis
• Endocrine gland cancers
• Disorders in the hormone-producing adrenal gland and pituitary glands.

• Mood swings.
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Unintended weight fluctuations.
• Changes in blood glucose levels or cholesterol levels.

At your first appointment, your endocrinologist will ask about your symptoms, medications, health habits, and family history of hormone-related problems. Your medical records will be reviewed, and your referring doctor will be consulted.

Endocrine conditions can be due to three main causes:

• Underproduction of a certain hormone
• Overproduction of a certain hormone
• A malfunction in the production line of a hormone or in its ability to function correctly.

A consultation with an endocrinologist would cost around Rs. 600–2000 in India and USD 150–500 abroad.

These tests and tools are used to diagnose and evaluate endocrine disorders:

• CT scan.
• Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
• Nuclear medicine
• Parathyroid ultrasound
• Post-thyroidectomy ultrasound
• Thyroglobulin stimulation studies
• Thyroid ultrasound
• Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

Some of these stressful responses can lead to endocrine disorders like Graves' disease, gonadal dysfunction, psycho-sexual dwarfism, and obesity. Stress can also change the clinical course of many pre-existing endocrine disorders, such as precipitating an adrenal crisis or a thyroid storm.

Adult hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, adrenal insufficiency, various forms of hypogonadism, and endocrine malignancies are all more frequent in old age.

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