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What is an Endocrinologist

What is an Endocrinologist

An endocrinologist is a specially trained doctors who is qualified to diagnose diseases that affect the hormone making glands.

The conditions that are treated by an endocrinologist are as following:

  • Thyroid diseases
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Menopause
  • Over or under production of hormones
  • Lack of growth
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Lipid disorders
  • Cancers of the endocrine glands
  • Osteoporosis

The common diseases and disorders that endocrinologists deal with include diabetes and thyroid disorders.

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