Our outpatient clinic specializes in diseases of hormone-producing organs. These include

• Thyroid gland: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, thyroid nodules, medullary thyroid cancer
• Bones: osteoporosis and rarer metabolic bone disorders
• Pituitary gland: tumors, excess or deficiency of pituitary hormones
• Gonads: testosterone deficiency in men, oestrogen deficiency in women, testosterone excess in women, menstrual cycle disorders in women
• Adrenal glands: Cortisol overproduction, cortisol deficiency, tumors, hormonally induced high blood pressure
• Parathyroid gland: hyperfunction with increased calcium, hypofunction with calcium deficiency
• Overweight and obesity: clarification of possible hormonal causes, examination of drug treatment options, preparation and aftercare following metabolic surgery

People with diabetes are cared for in our diabetes outpatient clinic.

In the presence of thyroid nodules, nuclear medicine care may be useful as an alternative, as the necessary scintigraphy can be carried out there on a regular basis.

In the case of an unfulfilled desire to have children, care at a fertility center may be useful as an alternative.

Preliminary findings
Please bring all preliminary medical findings relating to your current complaints with you and give them to our medical assistants in room 47 when you register. This will allow our medical team to familiarize themselves with your case before you are called in.

Consultation
You can describe your symptoms in the consultation room, after which your medical history will be taken. Our physician will then discuss the next steps with you. Depending on the clinical picture, additional laboratory tests or a bone density measurement may also be carried out. We often need a sample of 24-hour urine collection from you, as hormone determination from urine is very important for a comprehensive picture.

Report of findings
When all the findings are available, you and your GP practice will receive a summary letter. If further immediate action is required, we will contact you by telephone. If you do not hear from us, no immediate action is necessary. Not all tests are run daily and we may wait until we receive your urine sample, which is why it will take at least six weeks before you receive your report.

Online training for people with cortisol deficiency

This training course is aimed at people with cortisol deficiency and their relatives. We, the Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic (the hormone consultation service) at the MHH, explain in plain language how cortisol deficiency develops, what symptoms it causes and how it is treated. We hope that the training can support affected people with information and tips relevant to everyday life. Of course, our materials cannot and must not replace personal care by the respective medical team.

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Emergency measure: Explanation of drawing up hydrocortisone from the ampoule

In emergency situations involving exceptional physical and/or psychological stress, it may be necessary to inject yourself or a patient with hydrocortisone until medical help is available. In this video, we show how the hydrocortisone is dissolved from the ampoule and drawn into the syringe. Of course, our materials cannot and must not replace the personal care provided by the relevant medical team.

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Emergency measure: Explanation of injecting hydrocortisone into the thigh muscle

In this video we show how hydrocortisone is injected into the thigh muscle in an emergency situation. IMPORTANT: After administering the emergency medication, medical help must always be sought immediately, even if the person concerned feels better after the injection. This improvement will not last, as the trigger for the additional need often persists and high doses of hydrocortisone are still required. Of course, our materials cannot and must not replace the personal care provided by the respective medical team.

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