Endocrinology
We understand how hormonal issues can affect other systems in your body and interfere with daily life
Our Endocrinology services relate to hormones and are aimed at the examination and treatment of diseases that influence the endocrine system and those which can cause hormonal alterations. The Endocrine system is a group of glands and organs which consist of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, the pineal body, the hypothalamus, the adrenal and pituitary glands, the pancreas, the ovaries and testes. We understand how hormonal issues can affect other systems in your body and interfere with daily life.
Consult one of our endocrinologists today.
Areas of intervention
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Transgender & intersex medicine
- Reproduction & fertility issues
- Metabolic conditions (the process of getting and maintaining energy in the body)
- Sexual development
- Mood
- Thyroid disorders
- Growth & development
- Heart rate & blood pressure
- Osteoporosis
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Cholesterol problems
- Diabetes
Services offered
- Endocrinological visit
- Endocrinological visit for menstrual cycle disorders, hirsutism, acne
- Endocrine examination during pregnancy (thyroid disease in pregnancy, gestational diabetes)
- Endocrinological visit for osteoporosis
- Endocrinological examination with ultrasound / Color Doppler of the thyroid
- Diabetic visit
- Thyroid ultrasound / Doppler ultrasound
- Thyroid needle aspiration with cytological examination
- Thyroid needle aspirate with cytological examination and immunocytochemical analysis (tumor markers)
Medical Facts
FAQ
1Why do I faint?
You are undernourished and your blood glucose level drops, so you have to
eat regularly every time you leave the house. You need to get the right meals with a healthy food
starting from the morning.
2Why do I have a dry mouth, I am thirsty for water and I get up at night to drink water?
You
should check your glucose level because you may have an increased in blood glucose. It is
advisable to perform blood glucose tests before eating and two hours after eating.
3I have been diagnosed with diabetes, how should I eat and what should I do?
First, you should
do physical activity, at least half an hour a day. You can walk in the fresh air or if you don't have
the possibility, you can go to the gym 5 days a week for an hour and take a break on Saturday and
Sunday. Second, you must eat healthy, you must consume 5 meals: 3 regular meals and 2
intermediate ones. As your intermediate meal, you can eat one green apple. During the regular
meals, you should alternate proteins, vegetables, greens and few carbohydrates. The meal should
be large and with small portions.
4Why do I get nervous, lose weight, sweat, can't sleep, have pain in all the extremities of the muscles and the head and have a tight feeling in the throat?
You should have a check-up with a
thyroid doctor, do the relevant examinations, which are related to TSH, T2, T3, T4. Based on the
result of the analysis, you will receive the corresponding medication. If you have a decrease in
thyroid production called 'hypothyroidism' you must take hormones to increase it. If you have an
overproduction called 'hyperthyroidism', hormones should still be taken to suppress it according
to the doctor's advice. Another advice is to be calm, don't get angry and have a rich life, full of
fun, with harmony and joy in the family, in society and at work.