For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
If you have polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, your ovaries produce an excess of androgens--the group of male hormones that includes testosterone. Such an excess can lead to a number of troublesome symptoms, such as acne, excess body hair and fertility problems.
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The liver performs many vital functions in the body including detoxification, metabolization of nutrients and creation of blood-clotting factors.
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When you eat carbohydrates, your body converts them into glucose—the sugar that serves as your body’s primary energy source. The hormone insulin helps move glucose into the cells.
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Alopecia areata is form of hair loss (typically on the head) that results from the immune system mistakenly identifying hair follicles as a harmful invader. This leads to an inflammatory response that destroys them.
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