-Fewer than 200,000 US cases per year

-occurs when the body's immune system (which protects it from infection) assaults its own organs and tissues

-Cushing’s syndrome can be caused by overuse of cortisol medication

-Cushing’s disease is caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland which raises cortisol to abnormal levels in the bloodstream

-the immune system makes antibodies that cause the thyroid to make more thyroid hormone than the body needs

-Graves' disease most often leads to hyperthyroidism

-The thyroid becomes damaged and can't make enough thyroid hormones.Without enough thyroid hormones, many of your body's functions slow down.

-More than 200,000 US cases per year

-It occurs when your child's pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone, which is also known as somatotropin

-gigantism must occur during childhood before the growth plates in the long bones of the body

-Growth hormone deficiency is a relatively common cause of proportionate dwarfism.

-Mutations (changes) in certain genes cause skeletal disorders in which the bones, especially the arms and leg bones, do not develop properly.

-women may experience irregular menstrual periods or a total stop to menstrual periods.

-When thyroid hormone production drops, your body's processes slow down and change. Hypothyroidism can affect many different systems in your body.

-the hormones it secretes are essential to all growth and metabolism

-goiter does not affect the body much itself, outside of causing difficulty swallowing or breathing due to swelling in your neck

-Goiters can signify that your thyroid is producing too much or not enough of the hormones T-3 (triiodothyronine) and thyroxine.

-When thyroid hormone production drops, your body's processes slow down and change.

-Hypothyroidism can affect your metabolism, mental functions, energy level, and bowel movements

-In this disorder, the body makes an antibody (a protein produced by the body to protect against a virus or bacteria) called thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) that causes the thyroid gland to make too much thyroid hormone.

-triggering a range of symptoms, such as: nervousness and anxiety.

-can affect major organs in your body, including heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes and kidneys

-Eventually, diabetes complications may be disabling or even life-threatening.

-High blood sugar levels and excess ketones in your urine can confirm diabetic ketoacidosis.

-If untreated, this condition can lead to loss of consciousness or even death.

-When your ovaries do not release an egg, you can't conceive. Polycystic ovary syndrome is the leading cause of infertility in women