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Links pertaining to Endocrine System Diseases
 
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Contents:
Acromegaly - Addison Disease - Adrenal Gland Diseases - Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - Adrenoleukodystrophy - Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome - Congenital Hypothyroidism - Cryptorchidism - Cushing Syndrome - Diabetes Insipidus - Diabetes Mellitus - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - Diabetes, Gestational - Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Diabetic Neuropathies - Diabetic Retinopathy - DiGeorge Syndrome - Dwarfism - Empty Sella Syndrome - Endocrine Gland Neoplasms - Endocrine System Diseases - Gigantism - Goiter - Gonadal Disorders - Graves Disease - Hermaphroditism - Hyperaldosteronism - Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma - Hyperpituitarism - Hyperprolactinemia - Hyperthyroidism - Hypogonadism - Hypopituitarism - Hypothyroidism - Insulinoma - Kallmann Syndrome - Klinefelter Syndrome - Nelson Syndrome - Ovarian Cysts - Ovarian Neoplasms - Pancreatic Neoplasms - Parathyroid Diseases - Pituitary Diseases - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune - Puberty, Delayed - Puberty, Precocious - Renal Osteodystrophy - Testicular Diseases - Testicular Neoplasms - Thyroid Diseases - Thyroid Hormone Resistance Syndrome - Thyroid Neoplasms - Thyroid Nodule - Thyroiditis - Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - Thyroiditis, Subacute - Turner Syndrome - Wolfram Syndrome -


  Endocrine System Diseases   
  Endocrine Pathology [jpeg archive + comments; EC Klatt]
  Endocrinology: An integrated approach [Nussey and Whitehead, 1999] - via NLM/NIH
  Endocrinology information [ED Buckingham], 1999 - Dr Quinns Grand Rounds, mirrored at OtoHns (US)
  Endotext.org
  Clinical Guidelines for Endocrinologists , and the Power-of-Prevention site (for patients) - Am Assoc of Clin Endocrinologists
  The British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
  EndocrineWeb.com [for patients, by doctors]
  Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System [Austgen, Bowen, Rouge] - Colorado State Univ. (US)
  Tayside Endoweb - Tayside Univ Hospitals, Dundee (UK)
  Questions and Answers in Clinical Endocrinology - ParkHurstExchange (CA)
  Case Studies in Endocrine Disorders - Tulane Univ. (US)
  Anatomy of the Endocrine System - ADAM
  Endocrinology - Diabetes & Endocrinology Treatment C., Palm Beach, FL (US)
  Endokrinologie [study module; in German] - (CH)
  Table of Common Vertebrate Hormones [MW King] - THCME Medical Biochemistry Page
  About Hormones - SchoolScience (UK)
  The Hormones of the Human - JW Kimball's Biology Pages
  Patient Factsheets, etc. from The Hormone Foundation - (US)
  The MAGIC Foundation for Childrens Growth
  Human Growth Foundation - (US)
  Clinical Growth Charts - CDC (US)
  The Restricted Growth Association - (UK)
  Ghrelin: A Newly Discovered Hormone - Colorado State Univ. (US)
  About Nutropin (Somatotropin) - Genentech, Inc.
  About Female Reproductive Endocrinology , and Endocrinology of Male Reproduction - Endotext.org
  About Steroid Hormones - Indiana State Univ. (US)
  The brain's disease-buster substance (about melatonin) - The Mission, UTHSC (US)
  About the mysterious Pineal Gland - CrystalLinks, and a note about Melatonin [J Kimball]
  Hormone-Brain Interactions and Their Influence on Agonistic Behavior [DB Adams, 1983]
  About Hormone Abuse - The Hormone Foundation
  Anabolic Steroids Abuse , a research report from NIDA
  Handbook of Andrology - American Soc. of Andrology
  About DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) - The Why Files
  DHEA therapy for women: effect on sexual function and wellbeing [Panjari and Davis] - Hum Repord Update, Jan 2007
  Environmental Estrogens and Other Hormones [links] - Tulane U (US)

   Adrenal Gland Diseases   
   The Adrenal Glands [J Kimball]'s Biology Pages
   Adrenal Gland Disorders - Merck Manual Home Ed.
   Disorders of the Adrenal Gland [DL Gordon] - Loyola Univ./LUMEN (US)
   Adrenal Gland Issues - The Doctor's Doctor
   On Adrenal Insufficiency and Adrenal Crisis [KM Klauer] - eMedicine (US)
   The US National Adrenal Diseases Foundation
   Discussions about Adrenal related topics - MedHelp
   Cortisone: The Wonder Drug [D Dharmalingam] - Rosedale Heights Secondary School (CA)
   About Cortisol - Aeron Clin Lab.
   About Cortisol - Wikipedia
   About Adrenaline [F Oellien]
   About Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy - EndocrineWeb

    Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital   
    About Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - MedlinePlus
    Adrenogenital Syndrome (Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia) - DrHull.com
    About Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - CC/NIH (US)
    Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Support Group - (AU)
    Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Newborn Screening Program - Illinois Dept of Public Health (US)
    On Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - Wikipedia
    About Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21 hydroxylase) and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (11 hydroxylase) - BSPED (UK)
    Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency - OMIM
    On the Surgical Management of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - J Buchanan Brady Foundation/Dept of Surgery
    Adrenal Hyperplasia II - OMIM

    Adrenal Insufficiency   

     Addison Disease   
     About Addison's Disease - NIDDK/NIH (US)
     Addison Disease - Wikipedia
     What is Addison's? - Australian Addisons Disease, Inc.
     About Addison Disease - MedicineNet
     Addison Disease [Liotta and Elston] - eMedicine
     Primary Adrenal Insufficiency (Addison Disease) - Athena Diagnostics Lab.
     A 40-year-old woman with fatigue, weight loss and dizzy spells - Tulane Univ. (US)
     About Addison's Disease and Type I Diabetes [G Kardel]
     Hyperpigmentation in Addison's Disease [images] - Univ of Cambridge (UK)
     An 8-year-old boy with morning vomiting (Addison's disease) - Indian Pediatrics, Sep 2003
     Prompt Differentiation of Addison's Disease from Anorexia Nervosa ... [Adams et al.; abstract only] - via PubMed (US)

     Adrenoleukodystrophy   
    See another page


    Adrenocortical Hyperfunction   

     Cushing Syndrome   
     About Cushing's Syndrome ('hypercortisolism') - NIDDK/NIH (US)
     Cushing's syndrome [Randeva and Bouloux] - StudentBMJ
     On Cushings Syndrome - Patient.UK
     Cushing's Syndrome [S Pr...]
     Cushings-Help.com
     Cushing's Syndrome and Disease [DM Cook] and Using Salivary Cortisol to Screen for Cushing's Syndrome [H Raff] - The Pituitary Society (US)
     Cushing's Syndrome [Karnath and Ojo] - Hospital Physician, Apr 2008
     A 27-year-old woman with depression and hirsuitism [tutorial case] - Tulane Univ.
     Stretch Marks (striae distensae) - Virtual Endocrine Centre
     Cushing's Support & Research Foundation - (US)

     Hyperaldosteronism   
     About Primary Aldosteronism - The Hormone Foundation
     Brief summary of Hyperaldosteronism - FPnotebook.com
     About Conn's syndrome - netdoctor.co.uk
     About Conn's syndrome [S Chew] - Cushings Help
     Some notes on Conn's syndrome - Surgical-Tutor.org.uk
     Conn's tumor [image] - Univ of Cambridge (UK)
     Minireview: Primary Aldosteronism: Changing Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment [WF Young, Jr] - Endocrinology, 2003


   Diabetes Mellitus   
   Understanding Diabetes [online book, 11th ed. 2006; HP Chase] - Barbera Davis Center, Univ of Colorado (US)
   About Beta cells (of the pancreas) - Wikipedia
   On Insulin Synthesis and Secretion - Colorado State Univ. (US)
   About Insulin and the Normal Regulation of Blood Glucose - EndocrineWeb
   Insulin signaling and action: glucose, lipids, protein [Li and Zhang] - Endotext.org
   About Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinases) - Wikipedia
   A set of Clinical Practice Recommendations, 2008 [subscription for full text] and a News section from the American Diabetes Association
   Diabetes Lab Tests: What's Normal? - Mayo Clinic (US)
   About the Hemoglobin A1c test - Diabetes Monitor
   On Diabetes [D Manzella] - About.com
   A Medical Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes Mellitus - American Assoc of Clin Endocrinologists, 2007
   The Diabetes Home Page at CDC (US)
   Information from WHO Diabetes Programme - (CH)
   The Diabetes Monitor - Midwest Diabetes Care C., Inc.
   Online Diabetes Resources [R Mendosa]
   Documents on Diabetes [for patients] and Diabetes in African Americans - NIDDK (US)
   The Genetic Landscape of Diabetes - NLM Bookshelf, 2004
   Diabetes in African Americans? - Black Health Care
   Pathology of Diabetes Mellitus [EC Klatt]
   Complications and Diabetes - Diseases Management Project/Cleveland Clinic Meded
   TAGE (toxic AGEs) theory in diabetic complications [Sato et al.; abstract only] - Curr Mol Med, May 2006, via PubMed
   Diabetes Info Server [J Buchner; in German] - (DE)
   Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum - Düsseldorf (DE)
   The Diabetes Mall - Diabetes Services Inc., CA (US)
   Diabetes UK
   The US Nat'l Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program
   Slide show about Acute Emergencies of Diabetes Mellitus - Diabetes Monitor (US)
   Diabetes and Kidney Disease - Nat'l Kidney Foundation (US)
   Managing Chronic Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in the Elderly [Koski and Rider-Becker] - US Parmacist , Jan 2009
   About Diabetic Retinopathy - National Eye Institute (US)
   Voice of the Diabetic (publication) - Nat'l Federation of the Blind
   European Association for the Study of Diabetic Eye Complications - MedWeb, Birmingham (UK)
   The Skin and Diabetes Mellitus [A Huntley] - DOJ, Dec 1995
   About some Skin Diseases in Diabetes Mellitus - Nat'l Skin C. (SG)
   Diabetic Foot Infection [MS Bader] - AAFP, Jul 2008
   Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections [Lipsky et al.] - Clin Infect Dis, 2004
   Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines - ACFAS (US)
   About Insulin Pump Therapy - MiniMed (US)
   Injection demonstrations - BD Diabetes.com
   The Joslin Diabetes Center
   Diabetes Research Institute - University of Miami (US)

      Diabetic Retinopathy   
     See another page


     Diabetic Coma   

      Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma   
      Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic coma [Sergot and Nelson] - e-Medicine


     Diabetic Ketoacidosis   
     Diabetic Ketoacidosis: What is it? - Diabetes Care Group
     Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children [WH Lamb] - eMedicine
     Diabetic ketoacidosis - British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology
     Notes on the Management of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Medical College of Georgia/Pediatrics (US)

     Diabetic Neuropathies   
    See another page


    Diabetes, Gestational   
   See another page

    Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1   
    About Type 1 Diabetes - American Diabetes Association
    About Insulin Therapy - MedicineNet
    A survey of Bedside glucose testing systems - College of American Pathologists, 2003
    AIDA online (simulating effects of insulin/diet changes on blood glucose levels)
    Future Diabetes Treatment: Spleen Cells [about D Faustman's research at MGH] - WebMD, Nov 2003
    On the Edmonton protocol [J Groopman]
    About the enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) - Wikipedia
    Children with Diabetes [online magazine] - San Francisco (US)

     Wolfram Syndrome   
     Some Qs&As about DIDMOAD (Wolfram Syndrome) - Children With Diabetes
     Low-Frequency Hearing Loss, WFS1 Gene Mutation and Polymorphism Database - Kresge Hearing Research Inst., Univ of Michigan (US)
     Wolfram Syndrome (DIDMOAD) - Wikipedia
     The Worldwide Society of Wolfram Syndrome Families
     Wolfram Syndrome / DIDMOAD - OMIM, NCBI/NLM (US)


    Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2   
    About Type 2 Diabetes - American Diabetes Association
    What Is Type 2 Diabetes? - Well-Connected
    About Insulin- and Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes - NIDDK
    About Glucose Tolerance Test - MedicineNet
    Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load for 100+ Foods - Harvard Health Publications
    On Androgens and Diabetes in Men [Selvin et al.] - Diabetes Care, Feb 2007
    A Global Guideline for Type 2 Diabetes - International Diabetes Federation
    About Coffee consumption and the risk of developing Diabetes 2 - Nov, 2002
    Benefits and Risks of Controlling Blood Glucose Levels in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - AAFP, 1999/2005
    Insulin, Diet, Diseases and Athlets [M Jenkins]
    About Metformin (Glucophage) - Diabetes Monitor, July 2000


   Dwarfism   
  See another page

    Congenital Hypothyroidism   
    Congenital Hypothyroidism: Newborn Screening Program - Illinois Dept of Public Health (US)
    Eliminating Iodine Deficiency Disorders - WHO
    Congenital Hypothyroidism - Wikipedia


   Endocrine Gland Neoplasms   
   Endocrine System Cancers - Oncolink/NCI-Cancerlit
   Paediatric Endocrine Tumor Guidelines - BAETS (UK)
   About Familial Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (Wermer's syndrome) - NIDDK/NIH (US)

    Ovarian Neoplasms   
   See another page

    Pancreatic Neoplasms   
   See another page

      Insulinoma   
     See another page


     ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma   

      Nelson Syndrome   
      Brief note about Nelson's Syndrome - UCLA Neurosurgery
      About Nelson Syndrome [Wilson et al.] - eMedicine


    Testicular Neoplasms   
   See another page

    Thyroid Neoplasms   
    An introduction to Thyroid Cancer - OncoLink, Univ of Pennsylvania (US)
    About Thyroid Cancer - EndocrineWeb
    Thyroid Cancer [for physicians] - Cancer.gov (US)
    On Thyroid Tumors - Surgical Tutor (UK)
    Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
    Thyroid Carcinoma - AACE (US)
    Guidelines for the Management of Thyroid Cancer - British Thyroid Association, 2007
    American Thyroid (Cancer) Clinic - (US)
    Images of Thyroid Gland Neoplasms - Frontiers in Bioscience (US)
    About Thyroid Cancer - AAO-HNS

     Thyroid Nodule   
     Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosis & Management of Thyroid Nodules - Am Assoc of Clin Endocrinologists, 1996
     Diagnostic Evaluation of the Thyroid Nodule [DL Gordon] - Strich School of Med., Loyola Univ. (US)
     Fine Needle Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules - EndocrineWeb.com
     Evaluation of the Thyroid Nodule [Lansford and Teknos] - Moffitt Cancer Control J., Aps 2006
     About Thyroid Nodule [SK Dankle] - eMedicine


   Gonadal Disorders   
   Brief review of Sexual Differentiation - Univ of Texas (US)
   Human Sexual Differentiation [PC Sizonenko] - Geneva (CH)
   The Intersex Society of North America
   Syndromes of Abnormal Sex Differentiation - HealthyPlace
   About Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome (Mullerian Agenesis) - MRKH Organization, Inc. (US)
   The role of Estrogen in Sexual Differentiation [EB de Castro] - (CH)
   About Testosterone - Wikipedia
   Abnormalities in Sexual Differentiation [click also on B2, B3, B4, B5] - Univ of Utah (US)
   Academics find that finger of destiny points their way - EurekAlert!
   About Finger-length ratios and Sexual Orientation - FlatRock

    Hypogonadism   
    HYPOHH - Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism Support Group [M Saunders]
    Brief info about Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism - Adam, via MedlinePlus
    Frequently Asked Questions about Testosterone and the IOM Report - NIA/NIH, Nov 2003 (US)
    Male Menopause: Fact or Fiction? [PJ Nicolai] - Billings Gazette, Apr 2003
    Guidelines for Evaluation and Treatment of Hypogonadism in Adult Male Patients [Petak et al.] - American Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists
    Testosterone Deficiency Centre - (UK)
    Adult-Onset Idiopathic Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism - A Treatable Form of Male Infertility [abstract; Nachtigall et al] - NEJM Feb '97

     Kallmann Syndrome   
     Information on Kallmann's Syndrome [N Smith]
     Kallmann's Syndrome [M Saunders] - HYPOHH.Net
     A note about Kallmann Syndrome - Tyler Medical (Infertility) Clinic
     Brain Development, Fertility and Kallman's Syndrome [J Robinson] - British Soc Neuroendocrinology

     Klinefelter Syndrome   
    See another page


    Ovarian Diseases   

     Ovarian Cysts   
    See another page

      Polycystic Ovary Syndrome   
     See another page


     Ovarian Neoplasms   
    See another page


    Puberty, Delayed   
    About Delayed Puberty - BSPED (UK)
    Some notes on Delayed puberty and pubertal failure - Society for Endocrinology (US)

    Puberty, Precocious   
    When Should Puberty Start? - About.com
    About Puberty [VM Schwitzgebel] - (CH)
    About Precocious Puberty - MAGIC Foundation
    Growth in Precocious Puberty [Brown and Warne]
    A 6-year-old boy with pubic hair .... (Precocious Puberty) - Tulane Univ. (US)
    Precocious Puberty - KidsHealth

    Sex Differentiation Disorders   

     Gonadal Dysgenesis   

      Turner Syndrome   
     See another page


     Hermaphroditism   
     The Molecular Basis for Intersexuality [IA Aaronson] - DUJ (US)
     Ambiguous Genitalia - Univ of Virginia Health System
     Male, Female, Other [S LeWay] - via Nerve.Com About the Hijras of India - Wikipedia
     Intersexuality FAQs - Sexuality.Org
     About Intersex [A Dreger] - Fathering Magazine
     Perfect or Perverted? (Hermaphroditism and homosexuality in nineteenth-century America) [E Reis] - via History Cooperative
     On the Origins of Hermaphrodite - NataLukas, and The Transsexual Phenomenon [H Benjamin]

       Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome   
       Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome [G Warne] - Women's and Children's Health (AU)
       About Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome [BE Wilson] - eMedicine
       Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome - Socialstyrelsen (SE)
       Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome [Gottlieb et al.] - GeneClinics
       About Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) , and Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (PAIS) - BSPED (UK)
       About the SRY (sex-determining region Y) gene - NCBI/NIH (US)
       About Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome - OMIM


     Kallmann Syndrome   
    See another location

     Klinefelter Syndrome   
    See another page


    Testicular Diseases   
   See another page

     Cryptorchidism   
    See another page

     Testicular Neoplasms   
    See another page


   Parathyroid Diseases   
   On Parathyroid diseases and treatments - Norman Parathyroid Clinic
   Hyperparathyroidism - FamilyDoctor (US)
   About Hyperparathyroidism - NIDDK/NIH, Hypoparathyroidism and Pseudo Hypoparathyroidism - MEDLINEplus/Adam
   About Barakat Syndrome (Hypoparathyroidism, Sensorineural Deafness and Renal Disease) - OMIM (US)
   About Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery (utilizing intraoperative nuclear mapping) - EndocrineWeb
   The Hypoparathyroid Association - Idaho (US)
   Att leva med lokaliserad prostatacancer Parathyroid cancer - Cancer.gov (US)

      Renal Osteodystrophy   
      Renal Osteodystrophy - NIDDK/NIH (US)
      Renal Bone Disease and ESRD - RenalWeb.com
      See also under Rickets [links]


    Hypoparathyroidism   

     DiGeorge Syndrome   
    See another page


   Pituitary Diseases   
   An illustration of the Pituitary Gland and of its location
   Functional anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland [RA Bowen] - Colorado State Univ. (US)
   Patient information from the US Pituitary Society - NYU Health System
   A Pituitary Tutorial from SUNY Upstate Medical Univ.(US)
   The Pituitary Foundation - (UK)
   About Vasopressin - Wikipedia
   About Growth Hormone - US Doctor on Internet
   Clinical Practice Guidelines For Growth Hormone Use in Adults and Children - AACE 2003
   Imaging of the pituitary [J Byrne] - via Society for Endocrinology (UK)
   Adult growth hormone (GH) replacement - via Society of Endocrinology (UK)
   FAQs about Pituitary Tumors [ML Vance] - The Pituitary Society (US)
   MRI Scan Showing a Pituitary Adenoma - Otolaryngology Houston (US)
   Dialogue Between the Patient With a Pituitary Adenoma & the Surgeon - The Pituitary Foundation (UK)
   Pituitary Adenomas - JHU/Radiosurgery
   Management of Pituitary Tumors [JS Bevan] - BMJ
   Some notes on Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenomas, Craniopharyngiomas, and Rathke's cleft cysts - Hormone Foundation
   Q and A re a 1 cm pituitary adenoma - MedHelp Forum/Neuro
   About the Optic Chiasm - Wikipedia
   Treatment of Pituitary Tumors - Cancer.gov (US)
   About Surgical Management of Pituitary Adenomas [Jane and Laws] - Singapore Med J 2002; 43(6) (SG)
   Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Tumors [M-Ja Jho] - Jho Institute, Pittsburgh (US)
   About Prolactinomas - The Pituitary Society (US)
   Prolactinomas - UCLA/Neurosurgery

    Diabetes Insipidus   
    Diabetes Insipidus: What Kind of Diabets Is That? [.pdf file] - Warren Grant Magnuson/NIH
    The Diabetes Insipidus Foundation , Inc.
    Diabetes Insipidus - AAFP (US)
    Diabetes Insipidus [M Cooperman] - eMedicine
    About Antidiuretic Hormone (Vasopressin) - Colorado State Univ., and some more information on Vasopressin [RE Klabunde] - Ohio Osteopathic Med. (US)

     Wolfram Syndrome   
    See another location


    Empty Sella Syndrome   
    About Empty Sella Syndrome - Adam, via MedlinePlus
    Empty Sella Syndrome - PTNA
    Empty Sella Syndrome , brief synopsis - CHORUS
    About the Sella and Parasellar Regions - UCSD Radiology
    Empty Sella syndrome - Thamburaj (IN)

    Hyperpituitarism   
    On Gigantism and Acromegaly - Merck Manual
    About Hyperpituitarism [Ferry Jr and Shim] - eMedicine
    Hyperpituitarism - eCureMe

     Acromegaly   
     Patient's Guide to Acromegaly Diagnosis and Therapy [DM Cook] - The Pituitary Society (US)
     Acromegaly: A New Therapy [KE Friend] - Cancer Control J/May-Jun 2002, HL Moffit Cancer Cenetr (US)
     Medical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of AScromegaly - AACE, 2004
     On the Use of Somatostatin Analogues in Patients with Acromegaly - Society for Endocrinology, 2003 (UK)
     Acromegaly Info - Novartis

     Gigantism   
     Gigantism and Acromegaly [Ferry and Shim] - eMedicine
     About Gigantism [Eugster and Pescovitz] - Endotext.org

     Hyperprolactinemia   
     What's the best approach to Hyperprolactinemia [Schlechte et al.] - Modern Medicine, May 2004
     Hyperprolactinemia [Shenenberger and Knee] - eMedicine
     Hyperprolactinaemia in Children: A Common Diagnostic Dilemma [Massart and Saggese], 2006
     Pituitary Disease and Pregnancy [B Corenblum] - eMedicine
     Pituitary Disorders in Pregnancy - Endotext.org
     Prolactin: Physiologic and Pathologic Associations - Human Reproduction, Utah (US)
     Brief note about Prolactin - FP NoteBook


    Hypopituitarism   
    About Hypopituitarism - ADAM, via MedlinePlus
    About Hypopituitarism [ME Molitch] - The Pituitary Society (US)
    Hypopituitarism - The Pituitary Foundation
    About Pituitary Failure - Neurosurgery/UCLA
    Pituitary Disease and Pregnancy [B Corenblum] - eMedicine
    About Sheehan's syndrome - Mayo Clinic
    Sheehan's syndrome: Hyponatremia in a ... [case report; TT Tran, 2002] - UCLA (US)

    Pituitary Neoplasms   

     ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma   

      Nelson Syndrome   
     See another location


   Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune   
   Schmidt Syndrome - OMIM, NCBI/NLM (US)
   A personal account of having polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type II (Schmidt's syndrome) [G Kardel]
   Schmidt's Syndrome: Autoimmune Polyglandular Disease of the Adrenal and Thyroid Glands [Takeda et al.; 1999] - (IL)

   Thyroid Diseases   
   The Thyroid Gland - Evergreen Surgical, the Thyroid Gland - Thyroid Foundation of Canada, and an image [pathol.; EC Klatt]
   Guidelines for Hypo- and Hyper-thyroidism, 2002 from the American Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists
   Info about Hyper-active Thyroid and Hypo-active Thyroid from the American Thyroid Association
   Thyroid Disease Manager [online book] - Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
   Thyroid function tests - time for a reassessment [D StJ O'Reilly] - BMJ, May 2000
   Precise Dosing of Levothyroxine [JB Tourtelot] - US Pharmacist, 2007
   An interactive view of Thyroid disorders <--> hormone levels and a Thyroid Testing Strategy Chart - Abbott Diagnostics
   About Thyroid Function Tests - American Thyroid Association
   About the TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) test - Kelly G Ripken Program/Johns Hopkins
   Testing Thyroid Activity - Health and Age
   The Thyroid "Neck Check" - AACE
   Signs and symptoms predict Thyroid Disease - Bandolier (UK)
   Ultrasonograhy of the Thyroid Gland - Thyroid Disease Manager
   Thyroid Diagnostic Center [R Guttler] - Santa Monica (US)
   About Subclinical Thyroid Disease [Wilson and Curry] - AAFP, Oct 2005
   Thyroid Federation International
   Thyroid Foundation of Canada , including some Thyroid Disease Health Guides
   Neurobehavioral Functioning in Thyroid Disorders [Tremont et al.], 2003
   Thyrotoxicosis [Randeva and Bouloux] - StudentBMJ (UK)
   About Thyrotoxicosis Factitia ('Hamburger Thyrotoxicosis')
   On Thyroid problems and Fertility - Thyroid Foundation of Canada
   Neuromuscular Aspects of Thyroid Disease - WUSTL

     Goiter   
     About the different kinds of Goiter - MedlinePlus, NLM (US)
     Goiter Information [JR Mulinda] - eMedicine/Medscape
     About Goiter, Goitre - Wikipedia
     Pictures of Goiter - The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations


     Graves Disease   
     About Graves' Disease - Am Thyroid Assoc. (US)
     Graves' Disease Information - MayoClinic.com. (US)
     The US Nat'l Graves' Disease Foundation
     Thyroid Orbitopathy [Fung et al.] - Optometry Today/Optics Today (UK)
     Graves' Ophthalmology - U of Iowa/Ophth and Visual Sci
     On the Management of thyroid eye disease - Society for Endocrinology
     Morbus Basedow [in German] - (DE)
     Video of the histopathology of Graves disease - via YouTube
     Eye Surgery for Grave's Disease - EyePlastics LLC


    Hyperthyroidism   
    Hyperthyroidism - Am Thyroid Assoc.
    About Hyperthyroidism - Wikipedia
    Hyperthyroidism [Lee and Ananthakrishnan] - eMedicine
    Subclinical Hyperthyroidism - PDR HEalth
    Treatment Options for Hyperthyroidism - Endocrine Web
    Radioactive Iodine Treatment of Hyperthyroidism - Thyroid Found. of Canada

     Graves Disease   
    See another location


    Hyperthyroxinemia   

     Thyroid Hormone Resistance Syndrome   
     About Thyroid Hormone Receptors - Colorado State Univ. (US)
     Resistance to Thyroid Hormone [VK Chatterjee; 1997, abstract only] - via PubMed


    Hypothyroidism   
    About Hypothyroidism and What Tests Will Confirm the Diagnosis of Hypothyroidism - WebMD
    Hypothyroidism - American Thyroid Association
    Hypothyroidism in Children - eHealthMD
    About Congenital and Clinical Hypothyroidism in children - MAGIC Foundation
    About Subclinical hypothyroidism - Wikipedia, and a Practical Approach to the Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism - Mayo Clinic
    An Image of a patient with Myxedema [Bramwell]
    Hypothyroidism - Am Thyroid Assoc.
    On Adult Hypothyroidism - ThyroidManager

     Congenital Hypothyroidism   
    See another location


    Thyroid Neoplasms   
   See another location

     Thyroid Nodule   
    See another location


    Thyroiditis   
    About Silent Lymphocytic Thyroiditis and Subacute Thyroiditis - Merck Manual
    Thyroiditis: Differential Diagnosis and Management [Slatosky et al.] - AAFP, Feb 2000
    Postpartum Thyroiditis - MUSC Children's Hospital
    Postpartum Thyroiditis - MyThyroid.com

     Thyroiditis, Autoimmune   
     About Autoimmunity to the Thyroid Gland - Thyroid Manager
     Thryoiditis (Hashimoto's, Subacute, Silent, Post Partum) - Thyroid Foundation of Canada
     Chronic Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease) - Adam, via MedlinePlus
     About Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Thyroid Disease Manager/Knoll Pharmaceutical Company
     Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Thyroid Manager
     Riedel Thyroiditis [Boone and Guerin] - eMedicine

     Thyroiditis, Subacute   
     Subacute Thyroiditis - MedlinePlus
     Subacute Thyroiditis [Lee and Ananthakrishnan] - eMedicine
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