What is Menopause

Menopause

Last updated: January 10, 2024

Menopause is the time in life when your monthly period stops. In other words, it is the permanently end of your menstrual cycles. It is diagnosed, when you have not had a period for one year. Menopause happens because the function of your ovaries stops. As a result, no hormones (estrogen and progesterone) are produced by your ovaries, which control your period and the release of eggs.

Menopause is a natural biological process. It usually begins between the ages of 40 and 55, but can develop before or after this age range. There is no reliable lab test to predict when a woman will experience menopause.

PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Disease)

Last updated: January 10, 2024

PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Disease) is one of the most common hormonal condition that affect 5% to 10% of women in their childbearing ages (12 to 45-years). It affects the ovaries in women by causing cysts. Please note, cysts means fluid-filled sacs.

In PCOD, the women ovaries produce large numbers of immature or partially-mature eggs, which do not release from the ovary and remain there as fluid filled sacs (cysts). Further, due to this, ovaries become swollen and enlarged.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Last updated: January 10, 2024

Introduction

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder that women can get during their childbearing years (ages 15 to 44). Women with PCOS produce an excess amount of male hormone (androgen), that are usually present in women in small amounts.

The extra male hormones disrupt the menstrual cycle of a women, hence, women with PCOS get fewer periods than usual. This hormone imbalance can affect your ability to have a child.

What is an Endocrinologist

Last updated: January 10, 2024

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.

Goiter

Last updated: January 10, 2024

A Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of thyroid gland which is a butterfly-shaped organ located at the base of your neck. It indicates a condition, in which, thyroid grows abnormally. Goiter commonly develops as a result of iodine deficiency or due to thyroid problem.

In other words, if your thyroid gland is producing too much hormones ie. (hyperthyroidism) or too little (hypothyroidism), you can develop a goiter. Women are more likely to develop a goiter than men.