Hormone disorders

Hormones are produced by hormonal organs and glands and are sent into the bloodstream to the various tissues in the body. They send signals to those tissues to tell them what they are supposed to do. When the glands or organs do not produce the right amount of hormones, diseases develop that can affect many aspects of life.

Hormone disorders

Hormones are produced by hormonal organs and glands and are sent into the bloodstream to the various tissues in the body. They send signals to those tissues to tell them what they are supposed to do. When the glands or organs do not produce the right amount of hormones, diseases develop that can affect many aspects of life.

Premature adrenarche

Adrenarche is the onset of the production of male hormones by the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are triangular organs that sit on top of the kidneys. They produce male hormones among others – in girls as well as in boys. Clinically significant adrenarche most often starts together with puberty (stimulation of the ovaries, visible as breast development), but sometimes it starts earlier or later. If production starts before the age of 8 years in girls/9 years in boys, it is referred to as “premature adrenarche”.

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