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title: Endocrinology & Hormones
description: Endocrinology studies hormones and the glands that make them. You will learn thyroid, adrenal, reproductive and metabolic hormones, common disorders such as diabetes, and how hormonal health is assessed.
category: health-medicine
subcategory: medicine-and-health-sciences
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/endocrinology-and-hormones
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# Endocrinology & Hormones

Endocrinology studies hormones and the glands that make them. You will learn thyroid, adrenal, reproductive and metabolic hormones, common disorders such as diabetes, and how hormonal health is assessed.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Endocrine Diseases (NIDDK Health Information)

NIH patient-level explanations of the endocrine glands and their disorders. Covers hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's disease, Graves' disease, adrenal insufficiency, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, hyperparathyroidism and prolactinoma. Each condition has symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment options in plain language.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases

**Tags:** endocrine-disorders, thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, patient-education

### 2. Endotext

**Author:** Kenneth R. Feingold (Editor-in-Chief); founded by Leslie J. DeGroot

Free, peer-reviewed online endocrinology textbook written by more than 400 authors and updated continuously. Sections cover thyroid, adrenal, pituitary, reproductive endocrinology, diabetes, bone and mineral metabolism, obesity, pediatric endocrinology and endocrine emergencies. It is also republished on NCBI Bookshelf. The HTML chapters are free; only the PDF downloads cost money.

**Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.endotext.org/

**Tags:** endocrinology, thyroid, diabetes, adrenal, pituitary, medical textbook

## Courses

### 1. Endocrine System Physiology and Disease (Khan Academy Health & Medicine)

Free video unit covering the endocrine glands and their hormones, followed by common disorders such as diabetes, thyroid disease and adrenal disease. Includes introductory and intermediate practice quizzes. It needs no prior medical background, so it suits motivated beginners and pre-med students.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/advanced-endocrine-system

**Tags:** endocrine-physiology, hormones, diabetes, thyroid, pre-med

## Youtubes

### 1. Endocrine Physiology (Ninja Nerd lecture playlist)

**Author:** Zach Murphy

Free 25-video whiteboard lecture series on hormone receptor pathways, hypothalamic-pituitary control, growth hormone, prolactin, ADH, thyroid hormone synthesis, parathyroid and calcitonin, cortisol, aldosterone, catecholamines, insulin and glucagon. Each lecture runs about 10 to 35 minutes.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTF9h-T1TcJjOIhflPV32PZxgcN8wLlvj

**Tags:** endocrine-physiology, hormone-signaling, hypothalamic-pituitary-axis, adrenal, medical-school

## Books

### 1. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 15th Edition

**Author:** Shlomo Melmed, Richard J. Auchus, Allison B. Goldfine, Clifford J. Rosen, Peter A. Kopp (Editors)

Comprehensive reference textbook of endocrinology, about 1,860 pages. Covers hormone biology and the diagnosis and management of disorders of every endocrine gland, plus diabetes, lipids, obesity, bone and mineral metabolism, and pediatric and reproductive endocrinology. Used by endocrinology fellows and practicing specialists.

**Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323932304?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** clinical-endocrinology, endocrine-disorders, diabetes, bone-metabolism, reference-textbook

### 2. Endocrine Physiology (Lange Physiology Series), 6th Edition

**Author:** Patricia E. Molina

This is the physiology foundation to read before the clinical texts. Short physiology textbook covering hormone synthesis, receptor signaling, feedback control, and each gland: hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas and gonads. Every chapter links normal function to disease and ends with review questions. It is a standard first-year medical school text.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1264278454?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** endocrine-physiology, hormone-signaling, feedback-control, medical-school, textbook

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