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Normal hormone levels are important to your well-being. Hormones control the activity of different cells and organs in your body. Some hormones regulate the way your body uses energy. Problems can happen when your hormone levels are out of balance, like with hypothyroidism or polycystic ovary syndrome. This can make you feel different, such as being extremely tired or having a fast heart rate. But hormone levels can drop as a result of a normal change too, like with menopause. Whatever the case, our topics can help you learn about hormone functions, disorders, and tests so you can know how to manage your hormone health.
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Addison’s Disease
- Anabolic Steroids
- Basic Metabolic Panel
- Birth Control Hormones: The Implant
- Birth Control Hormones: The Mini-Pill
- Birth Control Hormones: The Patch
- Birth Control Hormones: The Pill
- Birth Control Hormones: The Ring
- Birth Control Hormones: The Shot
- Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
- Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, and Blood Sugar
- Chronic Fatigue: Changing Your Schedule
- Chronic Fatigue: Getting Support
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Dawn Phenomenon and the Somogyi Effect
- Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Emotions and Menopause
- Gynecomastia
- Hormonal Factors in Erection Problems
- Hot Flashes and Menopause
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism: Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
- Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) in People Without Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
- Infertility: Questions to Ask About Medicine or Hormone Treatment
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling (Ovarian Diathermy) for PCOS
- Levothyroxine
- Living With More Than One Health Problem
- Low Testosterone
- Melatonin
- Menopause and Perimenopause
- Menopause: Wild Yam and Progesterone Creams
- Menstrual Diary to Monitor Premenstrual Symptoms
- Menstruation: Not Having a Period by Age 15
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Missed Periods and Endurance Training
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Managing Your Energy
- Night Sweats
- Orchiectomy for Prostate Cancer
- Oxytocin
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Prediabetes
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Radioactive Iodine
- Radioactive Iodine for Hyperthyroidism
- Relieving Menstrual Pain
- Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Sick-Day Guidelines for People With Diabetes
- Soy for Menopause Symptoms
- Storing Insulin and Prefilling Syringes
- Subclinical Hyperthyroidism
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Symptoms of High Blood Sugar
- Testosterone
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Hormone Production and Function
- Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Hormones
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyroid Surgery
- Thyroid Testing
- Treating Diabetic Foot Problems
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease
- Type 1 Diabetes: Medical History and Physical Exam
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Adults
- Types of Insulin
- Types of Thyroid Cancer
- Unwanted Hair in Women
- Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
- Aldosterone in Blood
- Aldosterone in Urine
- Amylase
- Antithyroid Antibody Tests
- Blood Glucose
- Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
- Calcium (Ca) in Blood
- Calcium (Ca) in Urine
- Catecholamines in Blood
- Catecholamines in Urine
- Chloride (Cl)
- Cortisol in Blood
- Cortisol in Urine
- C-Peptide
- DHEA-S Test
- Estrogens
- Glycohemoglobin (HbA1c, A1c)
- Growth Hormone
- Home Blood Glucose Test
- Hormone Inhibin A
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
- Ketones
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
- Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Parathyroid Hormone
- Potassium (K) in Blood
- Progesterone
- Prolactin
- Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test
- Renin Assay
- Testosterone
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Hormone Tests
- Thyroid Scan
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Should I Have a Hysterectomy?
- Diabetes: Should I Get an Insulin Pump?
- Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy?
- Hyperthyroidism: Should I Use Antithyroid Medicine or Radioactive Iodine?
- Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Therapy (ET)?
- Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Therapy (HT)?
- Diabetes in Children: Checking Blood Sugar in a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
- Diabetes in Children: Giving Insulin Shots to a Child
- Diabetes in Children: Preparing a Care Plan for School
- Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
- Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
- Menopause: Managing Hot Flashes
Current as of: January 14, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD – Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine
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