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Why Choose HVA Medical Group?

Our board-certified providers can diagnose diseases that affect your endocrine system, which includes the pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, pineal, hypothalamus, adrenal and pituitary glands, and the ovaries and testes. It also involves many other organs that respond to, modify or metabolize hormones.  Our endocrinology and metabolism services include clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches to endocrine and metabolic conditions and diseases. We offer the latest in diagnosis, treatment options and consultation services.

They know how to treat conditions that are often complex and involve many systems within your body. Trained to diagnose and treat hormone imbalances and problems, they help to restore the normal balance of hormones in your system. They take care of many conditions and diseases, including:

• Endocrine disorders
• Pituitary and parathyroid disorders
• Adrenal disorders
• Gonadal disorders
• Pancreatic islet disorders

The metabolic conditions and diseases they treat include:

• Diabetes
• Osteoporosis-calcium (bone) disorders
• Pituitary-gonad-adrenal disorders
• Thyroid disorders
• Menopause
• Hypertension
• Cholesterol (lipid) disorders
• Infertility

What is Endocrinology?

Endocrinology is the study of hormones, which are the chemical messengers from one cell to another. Hormones influence or control a wide range of physiological activities, such as growth, development, metabolism, level of alertness, sugar regulation, appetite and bone growth.

You may find that problems with hormones and the way they work contribute to some of the major diseases of mankind; for example, diabetes, thyroid conditions, pituitary conditions, some neurological problems, appetite and obesity, and bone growth. Symptoms of endocrine disorders vary depending on the condition, but often patients complain of weakness or fatigue. Blood tests are generally done to diagnose endocrine disorders, and imaging tests such as ultrasounds and biopsies might also be performed. Some disorders can be treated with medication or hormone supplements.