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.

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

The entire endocrine system directly affects traditional endocrine glands and their hormones and receptors (i.e., estrogens, anti-androgens, thyroid hormones). Furthermore, endocrine disruption can ...

Understanding the endocrine system fundamentals The endocrine system functions as an intricate network of glands and organs responsible for producing and regulating hormones.

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 disruptors are chemicals that interfere with hormones. Learn about the most common ones and why you should avoid them.

A plethora of endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with human sperm function in a way that may have a negative impact on fertilization. These are the findings of a German - Danish team of ...