The endocrine system is a network of glands that produce multiple hormones that control many important body functions. These hormones also possess the ability to change the calories into energy, this energy powers the cells and organs. Apart from this, the endocrine system influences the growth of your bones and tissues, your heartbeats, and the ability to conceive. There are many various endocrine disorders that can stop the production and release of the hormones; the most common endocrine disorder in the U.S.

The disorders usually arise when one of the glands produces, either a lot or very little a certain hormone.

If the hormone imbalance is mild it does not require immediate treatment; it can also go unnoticed. Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the endocrine disorder is at an adequate to cause damage; it can accommodate uncomfortable symptoms, like, anxiety, rapid heart rate, and fatigue. These symptoms can be tackled by a set of medications, thereby preventing any serious complications that can be caused by the disorder. Endocrine disorders can also cause some major and life-threatening diseases like parathyroid cancer; these conditions have stronger symptoms as well as a complex treatment process.

Let us look at the two categories of endocrine disorders:

• Medication : Medication is the primary method of treating endocrine disorders, and has the ability to treat most of the conditions. The mild conditions mentioned above can be treated with medications and do not need to go till surgery. Generally, synthetic hormones are administered in the body to make up for the deficiency of hormones created by the endocrine disorder. Chemotherapy is advised for patients that suffer from cancer of the endocrine gland.
• Surgery : Surgery is only advised by the doctor when the condition cannot be cured with medications. In some cases, the surgery is necessary and cannot be avoided; these conditions can be cancerous or non-cancerous. The tumors are the ones that require a surgery and/or a radiation therapy to treat it. The surgery can be useful to solve the problem; once it is completed and the problem is eradicated the hormone production should ideally come back to normal.

Risk factors Endocrine disorders:

There are a few risk factors that can lead to endocrine disorders, but it is not the case that all the people with these conditions will develop the disorder. The risk factors include:

• Elevated cholesterol levels
• Family history of endocrine disorders
• Inactivity
• Diabetes
• Poor diet
• Trauma
• Serious injury
• Infection