An endocrinologist is a specially trained doctor who diagnoses diseases that affect the glands. These conditions are often complex and involve many systems and structures within the body.

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Your regular doctor refers you to an endocrinologist when you have a problem with your endocrine system. The endocrine system is a system of glands that produce hormones. Hormones regulate activities in the body such as digestion, reproduction, growth and development. The endocrine glands include the thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas, ovaries, testes, adrenal, pituitary and hypothalamus.

Common problems treated by an endocrinologist :

• Diabetes
  
• Thyroid diseases
  
• Metabolic disorders
  
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
  
• Gestational Diabetes
  
• Menopause
  
• Osteoporosis
  
• Cholesterol (lipid) disorders
  
• Endocrine tumors
  
• Pituitary adrenal disorders