The system in which the endocrine glands are located is called endocrine, and the branch of science that studies the disorders in these glands is called endocrinology. Endocrine glands in the endocrine system are organs that synthesize and secrete hormones. The hormones produced by the glands have various functions in the body. Apart from its contribution to reproduction, development, growth and metabolism, hormones also control our reactions.
The places where endocrine glands are located in the body are thyroid, pancreas, ovaries in women, testes in men, adrenal gland, parathyroid, pituitary gland, hypothalamus. Problems in these glands can lead to many different diseases.
Endocrinology and metabolic diseases unit deals with the treatment of hormonal and metabolic disorders. Diseases included in this unit are as follows: