Endocrinologist
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Dear Patients and Readers of Endocrinology,
If you are reading this page, you are most likely to be interested in an Endocrinologist and what they do for a profession. It is a rather complex profession but we hope to make it as clear as possible for you to understand. We believe everyone deserves a chance to understand complex medical terms and not avoid it in fear of embarrassment or purely fear. To defeat every illness, we must be clear of what it is and how to counter the effects.
Let Doctor Guru explain what is an Endocrinologist.
An Endocrinologist is a medical specialist who is concerned with the study of endocrinology. Endocrinology is the study of the biology and medicine that affects the endocrine system.
An Endocrine system is a system of glands. Each gland secretes different types of hormones into the body’s bloodstream to maintain and regulate the human body. A gland is an organ in the human body that releases substances such as breast milk. A gland that releases breast milk is called the mammary gland. Another commonly known gland is the sweat gland. It produces sweat on your palms, skin and feet as well.
What does an Endocrinologist do?
They diagnose diseases that affect the human gland. Also, they perform clinical surgery on the human gland.
What types of diseases do they diagnose?
Basically, Endocrinologists help to give treatment for imbalanced or problematic hormones in your system. Here are some conditions:
hypertension
infertility
diabetes
metabolic disorders
lack of growth in the human body
thyroid disease
Simple explanation and information of these conditions
hypertension: high blood pressure and a contributing risk factor for heart disease.
infertility: infertility is a condition where the humans are unable to conceive a child.
diabetes: excess sugar in the human blood system
metabolic disorders: Obesity & Underweight issues are metabolic disorders
lack of growth in the human body: both children and adults may have insufficient growth hormone in their body to grow taller or bigger. A term that describes this problem is “growth hormone deficiency”.
thyroid disease: disease affected your thyroid. Where is your thyroid? It is located below the Adam’s Apple area
A Common symptom for Estrogen deficiency in Women(A hormonal deficiency)
loss of breast tissue tone
insomnia
weight loss
depression
Dear international patients, why should you choose an Endocrinologist from Singapore?
Every Endocrinologist undergo a strict and long process in order to practice endocrinology. In addition, during these years of education they must attain strong academic grades in medicine school. After years of education, graduates will still have to undergo internship or fellowship for a couple of years before they are qualified to be an Endocrinologist consultant.
Where can you find an Endocrinologist in Singapore?
You can find them at public hospitals such as Singapore General Hospital(SGH) and Mount Elizabeth or public healthcare medical centres. Alternatively, you can search or view the above listing in our directory to find your preferred doctor.
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