Endocrinology is the branch of medicine that deals with the study of internal secretion glands and hormones in relation to their nature, production and action.

The most frequently treated diseases are:

• Short stature
• Diabetes
• Metabolic disorders
• Infertility
• Thyroid disease
• Menopause
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Cholesterol problems
• Problems related to puberty (early or delayed)
• Excessive or insufficient production of hormones
• Osteoporosis and bone fragility
• Neoplasm of endocrine gland