The Hormone Foundation
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| The Hormone Foundation | |
| Formation | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Location | Template:Country data USA United States |
| Website | |
Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [1] to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the entire topic or as an Associate Editor-In-Chief for a subtopic. Please be sure to attach your CV and or biographical sketch. Established in 1997 by The Endocrine Society as its public education affiliate, The Hormone Foundation serves as a resource for physicians, patients, and the public by promoting the prevention, treatment and cure of hormone-related conditions through outreach and education.
The Hormone Foundation addresses endocrine conditions such as:
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Breast Cancer
- Thyroid Disorders
- Growth Disorders
- Hormone Abuse
- Menopause
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Disorders
- Low Testosterone
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Adrenal Disorders
Projects and resources
The Hormone Foundation got its start with one simple project, an expert consensus meeting in Charlottesville, Virginia on breast cancer and estrogen use. Since then, it has developed other educational projects on endocrine diseases and conditions.
Bilingual fact sheets
The Hormone Foundation's bilingual fact sheets are unique in the field of endocrinology, providing information in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Italian. The bilingual fact sheets can be found in the following areas: Cushing's Syndrome; Breast Cancer Prevention; Hormones, Women and Breast Cancer; Hormones and Hypertension; Hormones and Obesity; Hormones and Your Heart; Hyperlipidemia; The Metabolic Syndrome; Diabetes and Incretin-Based Therapy; Diabetes and New Insulins; Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Kidney Protection; Gestational Diabetes; Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose; Prediabetes; Type 1 Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes and A1c; Idiopathic Short Stature; Precocious Puberty; Anabolic Steroids and Young Adults; Supplements, Steroid Precursors and Adolescent Health; Bioidentical Hormones and Menopause; Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Symptoms; Managing Menopause; Menopause and Bone Loss; Osteoporosis and Men's Health; Osteoporosis and Women's Health; Pituitary Tumors; Acromegaly; Enlarged Prostate; Prostate Cancer and Bone Loss; Erectile Dysfunction; Infertility and Men; Infertility and Women; Low Testosterone and Men's Health; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Hashimoto's Disease; Hyperthyroidism; Hyperthyroidism; Postpartum Thyroiditis; Thyroid Cancer; Thyroid Nodules; and Stress and Your Health.
Patient guides
Patient Guides are more in-depth information about specific hormone-related conditions. They include: Therapeutic Use of Androgen in Women; Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults; and Androgen Deficiency Syndromes in Adult Men.
External links
Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
