Hormone Health
Endocrine hormones are small molecules that are secreted into the blood stream by
certain organs (called endocrine glands) to exert their effect in another organ.
After being secreted into the blood stream, hormones travel in the blood until they
reach their target organ. Once there, they bind the receptor and exert their
intended function.
Hormone levels in your blood are carefully regulated by intricate feed back mechanisms
that function much like a thermostat. Hormonal imbalances occur when these
mechanisms are disrupted or overwhelmed by external or internal causes. These
hormonal imbalances are categorized into over-production or under-production, each
causing different disease processes or syndromes.
Symptoms arising from hormonal imbalances can be non-specific, mild and attributed
to aging or other common conditions by both physicians and patients. Thus,
Endocrine diseases (such as cushings syndrome, acromegally, hypogonadism, etc...),
depending on the degree of imbalance, can go undetected for years.
Dr. Arash Nourparvar
specializes in diagnosis, management and treatment of endocrine diseases.
Appointments
are available for consultation.