The endocrinology specialists at UC Davis Health offer advanced technology and treatment options for metabolic, gland and hormonal disorders.
Medically reviewed on Jan. 09, 2024.
We use the latest diagnostic tools, technology and therapies to treat metabolic, gland and hormonal conditions. Our endocrinologists participate in patient-focused research to develop new treatments.
We offer the newest treatments for metabolic and endocrine disorders. These include insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring, medical infusions and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration.
Our endocrinology experts conduct research that identifies new ways to detect and treat endocrine disorders. Early treatment can often prevent serious health complications.
We work closely with specialists from nuclear medicine, pathology, surgery and radiology to ensure you receive complete and individualized care.
Your glands and hormones are part of your endocrine system. Glands are organs that produce chemicals called hormones. Your hormones regulate many body functions, including metabolism (how your body uses energy).
A problem with your endocrine system can cause hormonal imbalances that impact your health and quality of life.
Your adrenal glands make the hormones cortisol and aldosterone. Without enough of these important hormones, you can develop low blood pressure, low blood sugar and kidney failure.
Diabetes is the most common endocrine disease in the U.S. When you have diabetes, your pancreas does not make enough of the hormone insulin. This leads to high blood sugar levels.
PCOS is a common disorder in women. PCOS develops when your ovaries produce too much of the hormone testosterone. This can cause irregular periods and ovulation, excess hair growth, acne, infertility, and weight gain.
Your thyroid gland produces hormones that affect the way your body uses energy. They also regulate many important body functions. If you have a thyroid disease, you may have too much or too little of the hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4).
Endocrine conditions develop when your glands overproduce or underproduce hormones. They can also develop when your body stops reacting to a particular hormone. There are many possible causes for an endocrine disorder.
An autoimmune disease causes your immune system to attack parts of your body. Some autoimmune conditions attack your glands and cause a hormone imbalance.
Sometimes, you can develop a benign (non-cancerous) tumor on a gland. The tumor can disrupt the gland’s ability to produce hormones.
Some chemicals in the environment disrupt your endocrine system. These include pesticides and industrial chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates found in plastics.
Some endocrine conditions are hereditary (run in families). A genetic abnormality can affect one or more glands in your body and lead to a hormonal imbalance.
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