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About endocrinology

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Endocrinology – the field of medicine which is engaged in diseases of the hemadens providing receipt in blood of hormones. It is one of the most difficult directions covering all bodies and fabrics without exception because all functions of an organism are controlled with the help of the neuro and humoral mechanism. Is neuro what belongs to a nervous system, and a humoral part is provided by hemadens.

Hormonal regulation - the thin and debugged mechanism forming the closed cycle as hemadens are also subordinated neurohumoral to management. Hemadens regulate processes of growth, a metabolism, mental capacities, sexual function, and also adaptation of an organism to constantly changing environmental conditions, providing constancy of the major vital signs.

The endocrinology considers disturbances in work of hemadens of two types: increase in function of gland (hyperfunction) or reduction its (hypofunction). Can lead to serious consequences also those, and other disturbances, for example, the diabetes mellitus is followed by a hypopancreatism. Except a pancreas the following bodies treat the field of endocrinology:

  • Hypophysis;
  • Hypothalamus;
  • Thyroid;
  • Adrenal glands;
  • Gonads (testicles at men and ovaries at women).

Diseases of hemadens belong to widespread pathology, so, call a diabetes mellitus plague of our time. According to the data published by WHO, each 10 years the number of the diseased with a diabetes mellitus increases for 15% - extremely alarming statistics.

The modern endocrinology has considerable potential to compensate hormonal insufficiency by the hormonal drugs (gormonozamestitelny therapy) administered from the outside or to reduce excessive activity of gland either medicamentous means, or in a surgical way. Many diseases in endocrinology demand lifelong therapy and regular observation from the specialist. It belongs to those cases when a part of function of gland is lost forever. Unfortunately, it is impossible to eliminate similar pathology today, but on condition of adequate compensation it is possible to improve quality of life of the patient to normal and to give it the chance to live long, active life.

 
 
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