Pediatric endocrinology

The Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic deals with diseases of the endocrine system, its scope includes the diagnosis and treatment of hormonal disorders in children.

The most common indications for a visit to a specialist pediatric endocrinologist are:

• puberty disorders (mainly precocious puberty),
• incorrect body proportions,
• growth problems.

Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the endocrine system in children, including:

• growth disorders and normal physiological development,
• diabetes insipidus,
• diseases of the pituitary gland,
• disorders of sexual maturation (premature or delayed),
• congenital disorders of genital development and sex differentiation,
• thyroid diseases (hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, nodular goitre, neutral goitre, autoimmune thyroiditis),
• adrenal diseases,
• testicular or ovarian dysfunction,
• eating disorders (obesity, anorexia, bulimia),
• disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism.

For your first visit to a pediatric endocrinologist, you should bring:

• blood test results – complete blood count, glucose, lipidogram, iron and magnesium levels, TSH, FT3, FT4, anti-TPO, anti-TG and vitamin D3 levels,
• ultrasound of thyroid,
• previous medical records,
• list of medications taken.