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Results 1 - 10 of 100 for hormones
  1. Hormones (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hormones are your body's chemical messengers. They travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs. They work ... glands, which are special groups of cells, make hormones. The major endocrine glands are the pituitary, pineal, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hormones.html - Health Topics
  2. Hormone Replacement Therapy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... before and during menopause, the levels of female hormones can go up and down. This can cause ... go away on their own. Other women take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called menopausal hormone therapy, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hormonereplacementtherapy.html - Health Topics
  3. Hyperthyroidism (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. Your thyroid is a ... in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control the way the body uses energy. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hyperthyroidism.html - Health Topics
  4. Pituitary Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other ... much or too little of one of your hormones. Injuries can cause pituitary disorders, but the most ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarydisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Pituitary Tumors (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... pituitary is the "master control gland" - it makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other ... The most common type of pituitary tumor produces hormones and disrupts the balance of hormones in your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pituitarytumors.html - Health Topics
  6. Addison Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... kidneys. The outside layer of these glands makes hormones that help your body respond to stress and ... adrenal glands don't make enough of these hormones. A problem with your immune system usually causes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/addisondisease.html - Health Topics
  7. Adrenal Gland Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... kidney. The adrenal glands make different types of hormones you need to stay alive and healthy. Hormones are chemicals that travel in your bloodstream and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/adrenalglanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  8. Endocrine Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... major glands throughout your body. These glands make hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers. They travel through your bloodstream to tissues or organs. Hormones work slowly and affect body processes from head ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/endocrinediseases.html - Health Topics
  9. Growth Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... problem or disease. The pituitary gland makes growth hormone, which stimulates the growth of bone and other ... it may be very short. Treatment with growth hormone can stimulate growth. People can also have too ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/growthdisorders.html - Health Topics
  10. Hypothyroidism (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your thyroid gland doesn't make enough thyroid hormones to meet your body's needs. Your thyroid is ... in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control the way the body uses energy. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hypothyroidism.html - Health Topics
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