It's all about the

ENDOCRINE
GLANDS
While the nervous system use neurotransmitters as chemical signals, the
endocrine system uses hormones.

ENDOCRINE
SYSTEM
produces hormones, which are
chemical signals sent out, or
secreted, through the bloodstream.

HORMONES Hormonal
Imbalance
help the body regulate processes,
it means, having too
such as appetite, breathing, growth,
much or too little of one
fluid balance, feminization and or more hormones
virilization, and weight

From a survey of 2000 American

women, aged 30 to 60
Only 38% of women understand that
MEMORY LOSS can occur as a result of
30% 38%
hormonal imbalance

Just 41% know it can cause BRAIN FOG

30% are aware that it can contribute to 41%

URINARY INCONTINENCE

ENDOCRINE GLANDS
Pituitary Gland (Anterior
and Posterior)
Thyroid Gland
Parathyroid Glands
Adrenal Medulla
Adrenal Cortex
Pancreas
Testes
Ovaries
Thymus Gland
Pineal Body

Eat balanced diet

An endocrine disease might
before we pass it to
be a long-term effect on the
another generation or
body if hormonal balance
live dependent on
persists.
medicines.
 some of the
HORMO N E D IS ORDER
Why does it happen?

ANTERIOR PITUITARY Pituitary

Dwarf/Dwarfism
GROWTH a condition of remaining small,
HORMONE (GH) though normally proportioned. It
can be treated by administering
stimulates the growth of growth hormone
bones, muscles ad other
organs increasing the
Local gigantism
protein synthesis
a rare congenital or acquired condition
that can be caused by neurofibromatosis,
proteus syndrome, amyloidosis, or tumor
and presents with enlargement of a digit.

Gigantism
a condition of having excess
Acromegaly
growth hormone secretion which a disorder of GH excess in
results from hormone-secreting adults, affecting hands, feet,
tumors of the pituitary gland. face enlarge, lower jaw

protrudes, arthritis

If excess growth If excess hormone is

hormone is present secreted after
before bones complete growth in bone
their growth in length, length is complete,
exaggerated bone growth in bone
growth occurs. diameter but not in
(Abnormally tall) length, continues.

ANTERIOR PITUITARY
Cushing's Disease ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC
HORMONE (ACTH)

of an
a serious condition
excess of the steroid hormone targets the adrenal cortex that
cortisol in the blood level increases secretion of
caused by a pituitary tumor glucocorticoid hormones such
secreting adrenocorticotropic as cortisol; increases skin
hormone (ACTH). pigmentation at high
concentration

THYROID GLAND Hyperthyroidism

THYROID HORMONES too much of the hormone thyroxine,
(THYROXINE & accelerates body's metabolism,
TRIIODOTHYRONINE) causing unintentional weight loss
and a rapid or irregular heartbeat
targets most cells of the
body that increase metabolic
rates, essential for normal
process of growth and
maturation

HYPO comes from HYPER comes from

Greek word hupo, Greek word huper, PANCREAS PANCREAS
MEANING less MEANING more/beyond
INSULIN GLUCAGON
targets especially the targets primarily the liver,
liver, skeletal muscle, increases breakdown of
adipose tissue, increases glycogen and release of
uptake and use of glucose into the
glucose and amino acids circulatory system

Insulin deficiency results in Glucagon deficiency is one of the

hyperglycemia. With too little
insulin, the body can no longer
move glucose from the blood
into the cells, causing high
hypoglycemia - is a low blood sugar level blood glucose levels.
hyperglycemia - is a high blood sugar level.
major causes of hypoglycemia,
diminished levels of glucose in the
blood., results to inadequate supply
of glucose in the brain which causes
impairment to brain function

According to IDF Diabetes Atlas, 537 million adults (20-79 years)

are living with diabetes - 1 in 10. This number is predicted to rise
to 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045.

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Cushing's Disease. UCLA Health. http://pituitary.ucla.edu/cushings-

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https://nypost.com/2019/02/22/nearly-half-of-women-have-been-affected-by-a-hormonal-imbalance/
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