Rydock, Sarah, Cay

Specialists Endocrinology is the medical specialty that deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to hormones and the hormone producing glands of the body. Endocrinology covers such human functions as the coordination of energy metabolism, growth and reproduction. Conditions that an endocrinologist treats include Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, thyroid disorders, parathyroid gland disorders (hypercalcemia), pituitary disorders, adrenal gland disorders, osteoporosis, hypertension, cholesterol (lipid) disorders, hypertriglyceridemia (high triglyceride levels in the blood), polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, lack of growth and cancers of the endocrine glands.