Adrenal insufficiency- the adrenal gland releases too little hormones

Cushing's disease- over production of the pituitary gland

Gigantism- pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone causing your bones and body parts to grow abnormally fast

Hyperthyroidism- thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone

Hypopituitarism- the pituitary gland releases little or no hormones

Multiple endocrine neoplasia 1 and 2 ( MEN 1 and 2 )- genetics conditions passed down through families, causes tumors in the parathyroid, adrenal, and thyroid glands

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)- overproduction of androgens interfere with the development of eggs and their release

Precocious puberty- abnormally early puberty

Facts

Conditions that affect the Endocrine system