Endocrinology in Germany
The endocrinology departments of German hospitals offer their patients a full range of services in the diagnosis and treatment of endocrine gland dysfunction and diseases of the endocrine system, including rare endocrine disorders.
Endocrinology – the branch of medicine that studies the structure, function and diseases of the endocrine glands.
Endocrine diseases can develop without symptoms for a long time, or their symptoms may resemble those of other conditions. The danger of endocrine disorders lies in the fact that they can lead to irreversible functional impairment of the body, requiring serious, long-term and sometimes lifelong treatment. Detecting these disorders at the pre-symptomatic stage makes it possible to prevent the risk of irreversible changes and to reduce the risk of complications.
ENDOCRINOLOGY COVERS:
- diabetology (diabetes mellitus and carbohydrate metabolism disorders);
- thyroidology (thyroid diseases);
- reproductive endocrinology – in this field endocrinologists work together with gynaecological endocrinologists and urologists specialising in andrology);
- paediatric endocrinology;
- obesity, metabolic problems and dietetics;
- tumours of the endocrine system, in cooperation with surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and pathologists);
- diseases of the hypothalamic-pituitary system, in cooperation with neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists
REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST ARE RECOMMENDED FOR:
- patients who are overweight;
- women planning a pregnancy;
- women of menopausal age and men of andropausal age;
- patients under 40 with elevated blood pressure;
- blood relatives of people with diabetes mellitus and thyroid cancer;
The symptoms of endocrine diseases can be varied and non-specific; in many cases it is impossible to identify the problem accurately without diagnostic testing.
MSP GROUP GERMANY ARRANGES THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THE FOLLOWING ENDOCRINE DISEASES WITH THE BEST GERMAN ENDOCRINOLOGISTS:
thyroid diseases
- hypothyroidism;
- thyrotoxicosis;
- chronic autoimmune thyroiditis;
- iodine deficiency disorders (endemic goitre);
- nodular goitre;
- thyroid tumours.
obesity and metabolic syndrome
type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications
neuroendocrine disorders
- pituitary adenoma;
- hypopituitarism (adrenal insufficiency, secondary hypothyroidism, hypogonadism);
- diabetes insipidus following traumatic brain injury or neurosurgery
osteoporosis.
endocrine disorders of the reproductive system
- infertility and amenorrhoea of endocrine origin;
- hyperandrogenism in women, polycystic ovary syndrome;
- hypogonadism, age-related androgen deficiency in men, gynaecomastia.
parathyroid diseases
- hypoparathyroidism (including postoperative);
- hyperparathyroidism.
adrenal gland diseases
- adrenal masses (hormonally inactive, phaeochromocytoma, aldosteronoma);
- arterial hypertension of endocrine origin;
- adrenal cortex insufficiency.
The hospitals we recommend have the full range of examinations needed to detect any endocrine disorder:
- laboratory diagnostics;
- instrumental investigations;
- MRI and CT;
- ultrasound;
- densitometry (measurement of bone mineral density);
- bioimpedance analysis (body composition analysis and obesity assessment).
ADVANTAGES OF TREATING ENDOCRINE DISEASES IN GERMANY:
- access to the full range of medical care: from diagnosis through to treatment (including surgery) within a single hospital;
- follow-up monitoring and prevention of all endocrine diseases within a single hospital;
- diagnosis and treatment according to modern Western European protocols.
