Growth and Adolescent

In addition to growth and developmental disorders of infants, children and adolescents (age range = 0 to 16 years), Acıbadem offers services to solve hormonal and metabolic diseases in field of growth and adolescence.

Pediatric Endocrinologists supervise growth and adolescence and evaluate certain problems, including but not limited to lack of appetite, obesity, short stature, tall stature, early and late puberty and gynecomastia in this period of life.

Moreover, following conditions are diagnosed and treated in Division of Pediatric Endocrinology: hormonal and metabolic disorders; diabetes; insulin resistance; hypoglycemia (low blood glucose); thyroid diseases (goiter, thyroid nodule, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism); irregular menstrual cycles; polycystic ovary syndrome; excessive hair growth; adrenal gland disorders (adrenal failure, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, disorders of sex development); suspicious genital formations; undescended testis; micropenis; Cushing disease; turner syndrome; pituitary diseases; elevated prolactin; Diabetes insipidus; disorders of calcium and phosphorus metabolisms; Rickets secondary to Vitamin D deficiency; osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases; parathyroid gland diseases; and endocrine hypertension.

In the field of growth and adolescence, pediatric patients and their families are educated on diabetes, diabetes follow-up and use of diabetes technologies by diabetes team. Endocrinologic disorders are diagnosed through bone age and basal and dynamic tests (hormone provocation and suppression).