What Are the Different Endocrine Diseases?
Endocrine diseases are generally caused by an imbalance in some part of the endocrine system, which consists of glands that are responsible for creating and regulating the hormones necessary for important bodily functions. Endocrine disease is usually caused by a surplus of a hormone, or a deficiency of one, but some disorders can actually create such imbalances. Endocrine glands are also susceptible to tumors, which are typically not associated with a hormonal imbalance. Hypo-secretion is the term used to describe the under-production of a hormone that often leads to hormone-deficient endocrine diseases. Hyper-secretion the opposite. This term is used to describe the overproduction of a hormone in some part of the endocrine system.
