Diabetes & Endocrinology Services

Expert, Comprehensive Care for Endocrine Disorders

The endocrine system controls the production of hormones in your body. The system creates and regulates the hormones your body uses to control development and metabolism. Its organs include the adrenal and pituitary glands, hypothalamus, ovaries and testes, pancreas, parathyroid glands, and thyroid. A slight change in function of one or more endocrine gland can disrupt the delicate balance of hormones in your body, leading to an endocrine disorder or disease. Rochester Regional Health offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for people that suffer from endocrine disorders.

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Conditions We Treat

Rochester Regional Health’s endocrinology team are clinical specialists with expertise in diagnosing and treating a wide range of complex and common endocrine disorders. Conditions include: 

  • Diabetes

    Our integrative clinical team offers consultations and specialized care for diabetes types 1, 2, and gestational diabetes, and our personalized approach will help you manage your condition over time. We tailor individual programs that help people with diabetes lead healthier, happier lives.

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  • General Endocrine

    Your endocrine system controls the production of hormones in your body—a vitally important job. The slightest change in function can disrupt the delicate balance of hormones in your body, leading to endocrine disorders or disease. We provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for people suffering from disorders of the endocrine gland and its related hormone.

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  • Bone & Calcium Disorders

    Bone and calcium disorders can present without symptoms or pain but can progress undetected for years. Our Bone & Calcium experts will help you take the right steps towards protecting your bones and/or improving bone health. They also treat parathyroid disorders which can cause abnormal blood calcium levels.

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  • Gonadal & Menstrual Disorders

    Menstrual and gonadal disorders typically stem from hormone dysfunctions. Our expert team will create a personalized hormone therapy plan for you, helping to minimize any complications of gonadal disorders.

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  • Thyroid Disorders

    When your thyroid isn’t working the way it should, it impacts your entire body. Rochester Regional Health’s Thyroid Center offers a comprehensive treatment approach for the management of all types of thyroid disorders, including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, and thyroid cancers. Our experienced team of endocrinologists will create an individually designed treatment plan just for you.

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  • Pituitary and Adrenal Gland Disorders

    Rochester Regional Health’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Center offers comprehensive, full-body treatment for the management of all pituitary, and adrenal gland disorders. Our experienced team will create a personalized treatment plan just for you and your journey. Treatment for pituitary and adrenal gland disorders may include surgery, radiation therapy, or drugs that can make sure your body is creating the right amount of hormones. Your endocrinology team will ensure that your treatment plan is customized with your health in mind.

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  • Transgender Medicine

    Rochester Regional Health’s Diabetes & Endocrinology team addresses the unique health concerns of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals. Our specially trained endocrinologists provide culturally competent care, including gender-affirming therapies with hormones to improve your quality of life.

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  • Weight Management

    If you’re ready to bring your weight under your control, you’ve found the right place. Our registered dietitians and our professional exercise guidance and educational classes will help you find a routine that works for you and your health.

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Causes of Endocrine Disorders

Causes of endocrine disorders vary and usually depend on the specific gland involved, but most people suffering from any of the many endocrine diseases complain of fatigue and weakness.

Endocrine disorders tend to be grouped into two categories:

  1. Glands producing too much or too little of an endocrine hormone, called hormone imbalance
  2. Development of lesions like nodules or tumors in the endocrine system, which might affect hormone levels

Increased or decreased levels of hormones may be caused by:

  • Genetic disorder, like congenital hypothyroidism or multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
  • Problem with your endocrine feedback system
  • Disease
  • Failure of a gland to stimulate another gland
  • Infection
  • Injury to an endocrine gland
  • Tumor in an endocrine gland

Our Endocrine Specialists will use blood and urine tests to check your hormone levels and determine if you have an endocrine disorder.

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Meet Our Diabetes and Endocrinology Experts

Our compassionate, highly skilled physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and registered dietitians work closely with each other and with your provider, who is familiar with your history and habits, to tailor an individual program that will provide everything you need to succeed.
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