From: Scott Rollins, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Collbran	Language: English

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism: Patients who are hypothyroid commonly have fatigue, weakness, lethergy, cold intolerance, weight gain, edema, and arthralgias. THey can also have headache , forgetfullness, dry skin, hair loss, and brittle nails. For the full video Hypothyroid: misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and missed- go to lumigrate.com.

From: John Atkinson, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Rochester	Language: English

Pituitary Tumors: Dr. John Atkinson, a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic, discusses the presentation of pituitary tumors, and the surgical treatment. Common presenting finding is visual disturbances or vision changes, but other symptoms include fatigue, malaise and not feeling well, and lack of energy. Most pituitary tumors are benign. These tumors can secrete hormones, the most common are prolactinoma, another are tumors that produce growth hormone.

From: John Atkinson, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Rochester	Language: English

Surgical treatment of Hyperhidrosis- excessive sweating. Dr. John Atkinson, neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic, discusses the surgical treatment of hyperhidrosis. Patients with palmar plantar essential hyperhidrosis are usually the people that can be treated with surgery. They have excessive sweating of the hands and feet.

From: David Allen, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Madison	Language: English

Growth hormones, should your child get growth hormones for short stature. Parents with a child with short stature, who are otherwise healthy, frequently seek medical opinions about their childs health and well being. Growth hormones can be considered in some of these children.

From: Allen Putterman, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Chicago	Language: English

Thyroid disorders can cause a variety of eye problems, especially an over active thyroid. This can lead to the eyes bulging out, double vision, dryness of the eyes, as well as baggy eye lids, and decreased vision. There are surgical treatments to some of these eye problems.

From: Michael Fili, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Kendall	Language: English

The thyroid produces hormones which affect your body use of energy, and how fast the bodies metabolism works. It affects the rate of growth of the hair and bones, controls body weight temperature, and energy level. Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid causes thin hair, weight gain, fatigue, feeling cold and constipation. Hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid causes hair loss, weight loss, perspiration, and menstrual irregularities.

From: Jyotika K Fernandes, MBBS, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Charleston	Language: English

Thyroid disease can cause many symptoms. The symptoms depend on whether your thyroid is hyperactive, or under active. Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid causes fatigue, weight gain, brittle nails, and constipation. Hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid causes weight loss, nervousness, and rapid heart beat. Thyroid disease can also cause infertility, and miscarriages.

From: Glenn Peters, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Birmingham	Language: English

The thyroid is a gland in the neck that affects the metabolism. When a tumor appears on the thyroid, it is frequently an adenoma that can secrete excess hormones and may require surgical removal. Minimally invasive surgery is now possible to treat thyroid tumors.

From: Gene Howard, MD	Category: Endocrine Disorders
City: Charleston	Language: English

Graves' Disease a thyroid disorder can disfigure a patients eyes. Typically the eyes look like they are bulging out. Graves' disease is a thyroid abnormality. The eye deformity can require surgery to repair. An orbital decompression can reposition the eyes, so they do not appear to be bulging so much.