• Overview of the normal anatomy and physiology of the endocrine organ your disease impacts.
• Description of the disease you have researched (what endocrine organ is impacted and does it lead to overproduction or underproduction of a particular hormone).
• Symptoms this endocrine disorder causes
• What is the age of onset of this disease? Does it impact females or males more often and why?
• How does a physician test for the disease (be sure to understand the different tests and not simply list a bunch of tests).
• How is the endocrine disorder treated? (Medication, surgery, radiation, other?)
• Describe one example of current research for this disorder. Is there a new test or medication that is in clinical trials or has recently been used?
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