Endokrinology Berlin: Medicover Charlottenburg & Mitte

In Medicover's medical care centers in Berlin-Mitte and Berlin-Charlottenburg, patients with hormone and metabolic disorders are cared for by experienced specialists in endocrinology.

The ambition to provide patients comprehensively with specialized care and optimize individual therapy is ensured by the cooperation of specialists from different medical fields.

State-of-the-Art Treatment Methods and Endocrinological Expertise

The specialists for internal medicine and endocrinology at MEDICOVER in Berlin deal with diseases of the body's endocrine glands and their products. The cooperation of several specialists enables interdisciplinary exchange and equipment with innovative technology and the early application of the most modern treatment methods.

Specialists for Thyroid Diseases

The excessive function of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) is considered a common reason for consulting an endocrinologist. This type of disease, such as Graves' disease, is characterized by chronically elevated thyroid hormone levels in the blood. As a result, energy metabolism processes in all body cells are pathologically upregulated.

In hypothyroidism, on the other hand, a deficiency in the production of thyroid hormones results in an undersupply, which has an inhibitory effect on the energy metabolism of the organism. As a result, all processes for providing energy in the body's cells run on reduced power.

Parathyroid Diseases – Therapy of Hyperparathyroidism & Hypoparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism describes the condition of an elevated parathyroid hormone level in the blood. On the contrary, the technical term hypoparathyroidism represents a decrease in the parathyroid hormone level. Both manifest as imbalances in calcium-bone metabolism and can have various causes that differ in terms of their optimal treatment. The experienced specialists at MEDICOVER Berlin have the necessary expertise to accurately diagnose and effectively treat the cause of the hormonal defect.

Diseases of the Pituitary Gland (Pituitary Diseases)       

The pituitary gland plays an essential role in hormone balance with its two parts of different functions act as a control center and interface between the brain and the other hormone glands.

 Acromegaly is characterized by an abnormal increase in the growth hormone somatotropin. If its blood levels are chronically elevated before the completion of longitudinal growth, the affected adolescents become conspicuous by their giant stature. If the disease appears after the growth plates of the long bones have closed, only growth of the nose, fingers, toes, chin, cheekbones and soft tissues is possible. Surgical removal of any hormone-active pituitary tumor may be considered therapy. On the other hand, the disease can be treated with the administration of growth-inhibiting hormone analogs.

Diabetes insipidus is considered a rare endocrinological clinical picture associated with an increased feeling of thirst (polydipsia) and, due to high fluid intake, with enormous urine excretion. The cause is usually a deficiency of ADH hormone from the pituitary gland. The team of specialists at MEDICOVER in Berlin has the clinical experience to diagnose the disease correctly and initiate the appropriate therapy by substituting the missing hormones.

A prolactinoma is a hormonally active tumor of the adenohypophysis that produces the hormone prolactin and increases its level in the blood. The symptoms, such as visual disturbances, are characterized on the one hand by the displacing growth of the tumor in the brain. On the other hand, by the increase of prolactin and the milk production of the female breast starts, there is lactation. In men, impotence disorders and loss of libido are described more frequently.

Adrenal Gland Diseases – Specialists for Phaeochromocytoma in Berlin

 Pheochromocytoma is a benign, hormonally active tumor of the adrenal medulla, the growth of which is associated with excessive production of stress hormones (adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine). In addition to the characteristic three symptoms of seizure-like headaches, palpitations, and sweating, chronically elevated blood pressure is the leading symptom of this rare disorder.

Adrenal insufficiency always refers to the adrenal cortex, which makes up the bulk of the organ mass. Addison's disease or adrenal insufficiency of a different cause is characterized by a drop in cortisol levels and a deficiency of male sex hormones. In addition to gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, weight loss, and salt starvation, discoloration due to hyperpigmentation of the skin can be observed. In addition, these patients may enter a life-threatening crisis with poor circulation requiring emergency medical treatment.

Andrology Berlin – Diagnostics and Therapy

In addition to genetic defects or injuries to the testicles, medication (cortisone) or pituitary tumors can also cause a testosterone deficiency. Beyond that, cells in the abdominal fat convert male sex hormones into estrogen, which is why massive obesity also triggers a testosterone deficiency. Classic symptoms are erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, and muscle wasting.

Gynecomastia is the enlargement of the male mammary gland. This is common in newborns and pubescents and is usually harmless. However, if this symptom occurs in adults, fat storage, a malignant or endocrinological disease, may be the cause.

Specialists for Obesity in Berlin

In a few exceptional cases, obesity, i.e., severe overweight, has a hormonal cause. Especially if calorie restriction and sufficient exercise do not result in weight reduction, an endocrinological cause must be excluded or, if necessary, treated. The specialists at MEDICOVER Berlin advise patients with obesity empathetically and success-oriented.

Please visit the websites of Medicover Berlin-Mitte and Medicover Berlin-Charlottenburg for further information.