Endocrinology Service

• Endocrinology is the science of hormones
• Hormones are chemicals produced by one part of the body and act upon another part
• Your endocrinologist is a specialist doctor interested in diseases that affect your hormones

• The major areas endocrinologists work in are:
• diabetes
• osteoporosis & Paget’s disease
• thyroid diseases
• sex hormone imbalances
• disorders of growth and development
• disorders of the pituitary gland and adrenal glands

Locations

• North Shore Hospital
  Ph (09) 486 8900