Hormonal Disorders

The endocrinologist is the specialist who studies and treats hormonal disorders, alterations in the production or balance of hormones, the substances that regulate body functions such as metabolism, growth, mood, and reproduction.

Common symptoms: weight changes, fatigue, mood disturbances, menstrual irregularities, or changes in the skin and hair, which vary depending on the hormone involved.

Context: they include conditions of glands such as the thyroid, the adrenal glands, or the pancreas, among others.

Which specialists treat them? in addition to the endocrinologist, the gynecologist is involved in disorders of reproductive origin and the internist in the general approach; in children, the pediatric endocrinologist takes part. If you have persistent symptoms without a clear cause, a professional evaluation helps guide the workup.