Articles on endocrinology

Symptoms of menopause in women, how to alleviate the condition Climax, or menopause, belongs to the physiological processes that indicate old age. During menopause, the uterus and ovaries cease to function, and the reproductive period ends. Unfortunately, it is impossible to stop or somehow preven

Causes of tremors of hands and other parts of the body, tactics Tremor is the arbitrary shaking of body parts, which can be caused by many different reasons. Chin tremor in newborns causes the same clinical alertness as limb tremors in the elderly. This phenomenon is manifested by rapid rhythmic mo

Pigment spots on the skin: causes, symptoms, treatment tactics The presence of pigment spots on the skin is called hyperpigmentation. A change in the natural color of the skin not only affects the aesthetic appearance, but can also signal dangerous diseases. Reasons There are many causes of skin hy

Baldness in men and women. Causes of alopecia, treatment Complete or partial loss of scalp hair is defined as alopecia. Baldness is most often diagnosed in men, but it also occurs in women after childbirth and in children. Causes of the development of alopecia Hair loss can occur for a variety of r

Symptoms of pleurisy of the lungs and what it is Pleuritis is inflammation of the serous membrane of the lungs, which is accompanied by the accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity or the deposition of fibrin on the surface of the pleural sheets. In the latter case, we are talking about dry or fi

Paresthesia: causes, symptoms. Treatment of paresthesia of the lower extremities Paresthesia is a disorder of skin sensitivity with atypical sensations. Any type of this failure requires attention, be it paresthesia after tooth extraction or the whole body. Such seemingly harmless sensations can sig

Papillary thyroid carcinoma and other carcinomas Carcinoma is a type of malignant neoplasm that develops from epithelial cells of various organs. Due to such a common morphological feature, all carcinomas are in a certain sense "relatives" regardless of localization - whether it is invasive ductal c

Cellulite is the name given to dystrophic changes in the subcutaneous adipose tissue, as a result of which the skin takes on the appearance of an orange peel (pits / bumps appear in it). The condition occurs when fatty deposits penetrate between the connective tissue fibers. The usual localization o

Growth standards in children – data from the World Health Organization Physical development of the child – this is one of the main indicators that allow you to determine his potential strengths, early detect the appearance of various diseases that can later disrupt the normal course of

Multifollicular ovaries – a condition when 10 or more follicles mature in the gonads (normally – up to 7). A large number of follicles can be both a variant of the norm and a symptom of PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). Diseases of the endocrine system (diabetes, hypo- and hyperthyroidism) ca

Let's pay attention to established statistical data The prevalence of diseases of the veins of the lower extremities among women is on average 5 times higher than among men; the annual increase of the disease is 2.6% in women and 1.9% in men; the prevalence of CVI signs in pregnant women is up to 7

Thyropathy in children with Down syndrome. Clinical case Diseases of the thyroid gland in patients with Down syndrome are quite common. The number of these ailments increases with age: from 4% to 54% of all children with this genetic feature. Read about the signs of thyroid diseases in people with D

Hirsutism is a condition that results in excessive growth of dark or coarse hair in women with a male pattern. With hirsutism, additional hair growth often occurs due to an excess of male hormones (androgens), primarily testosterone. Hirsutism is coarse or dark body hair that appears in areas