Many of your body’s functions are regulated via the endocrine system. When these hormones become imbalanced, it can lead to the development of an endocrine disorder.

Summary The endocrine system is made up of many hormone-releasing glands that affect your body’s essential functions, from energy and fertility to mood, growth, and blood sugar regulation.

This approach focuses on uncovering the impact of nervous and endocrine system functions and dysfunctions on changes in the patient's psychological status.

The healthcare provider will need to check your hormone levels to understand how your endocrine system functions. Hormone levels are checked through blood draws or urinalysis (urine tests).

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can cause thyroid dysfunction, studies find, that have effects on tissues throughout the entire body.

Overall, endocrine disruption can negatively impact reproductive function, nervous system function, metabolic/immune function, hormone-related cancers, and fetal/body development. Therefore, advocates ...

BPA is one of many man-made chemicals classified as endocrine disruptors, which alter the function of the endocrine system by mimicking the role of the body's natural hormones.