Endocrine diseases: causes, prevention, treatment

In recent years, the endocrinological field of medicine has achieved a very significant progress in the knowledge of the whole variety of hormonal manifestations and their influence on the vital activity of the human body. Impressive results of research and innovative methods used today help successfully treat a wide variety of endocrine diseases. But still in this area there is still a lot of unexplored.

The endocrine system is extremely important for the normal functioning of the human body. It plays a key role in the mechanisms of reproduction, the exchange of genetic information, immunological control. Endocrine diseases, causing pathological changes, lead to irreversible consequences for the whole organism.

In our time, the horizons of clinical endocrinology are constantly expanding. To this area of medicine now includes a large number of hormonal disorders and autoimmune pathologies, which are based on endocrine diseases. In addition, many pathological syndromes in this extremely important system became known, the primary stage of pathogenesis of which is closely related to the lesion (often infectious) of the gastrointestinal tract, the violation of various functions of the liver and other vital internal organs.

Thus, it is appropriate to say that endocrine diseases are very often associated with pathological disorders in other body systems. Now medicine is rapidly expanding the boundaries of knowledge. Now it is known, for example, that cancer cells of tumors of the lungs and the liver in some cases are able to secrete adrenocorticotropin, beta-endorphins, vasopresin and other no less active hormonal compounds, an excess of which can cause any endocrine disease.

With all the achievements of modern science in general and medicine in particular, the endocrine system continues to remain the most mysterious and little studied in our body. External manifestations and symptoms of disorders in this system are so diverse that often patients suffering from this pathogenesis turn to representatives of various medical specialties. The most common diseases today in endocrinology are thyroid pathologies and diabetes mellitus.

Prevention of diseases of the endocrine system requires regular intake of biologically active and iodine-containing food additives. Among the main symptoms of this type of pathology are rapid fatigue, a sharp change in weight, frequent and cardinal changes in mood, constantly tormenting thirst, decreased libido and some others.

If the disease is caused by insufficient activity of the endocrine glands, then the basis of treatment, as a rule, is hormone replacement therapy. In the opposite case, when there is an excessive activity of these glands, surgical intervention may be required to remove pathological tissues.

But in any case, when the first symptoms appear, you should immediately contact a specialist of the appropriate profile.