Sentences with phrase «hormonal abnormalities in»

Skin diseases caused by hormonal abnormalities in dogs are difficult to diagnose.

Besides getting fatter, we are also developing more metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, which is marked by hormonal abnormalities in the processing and storage of nutrients and is far more common in obese individuals than in lean ones.

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They have been linked to hormonal changes, birth defects, reproductive abnormalities in baby boys, and damage to the lungs, liver and kidneys.

Micropenis is likely caused by a hormonal abnormality during fetal gestation, says Arash Akhavein, MD, urologist at Comprehensive Urology in Los Angeles.

Any hormonal abnormality that makes it difficult to store calories as fat — the fat cells, for example, becoming prematurely or abnormally resistant to insulin — could conceivably induce a compensatory inhibition of eating behavior and / or an increase in energy expended.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), potentially the most common hormonal abnormality among young women in the United States and a common cause of infertility, menstrual dysfunction, and excess facial and body hair — may also be affected by diet.

Before a firm diagnosis can be made it is important to exclude all other possible hormonal abnormalities, and the diagnosis generally involves a physical exam, blood tests in addition to the ultrasound.

When hormonal abnormalities occur in these glands, fertility problems may occur.

Other than that, the dogs were healthy, never had issues with skeletal / hormonal abnormalities that often happen in dogs spayed before they've sexually matured.

Inherited form seen in Dachshunds; secondary form caused by friction, hormonal abnormalities, or hypersensitivities

Most bacterial skin infections in dogs are secondary to another disease such as parasitism, allergies, endocrine (hormonal) disorders or abnormalities in the immune system.

Although a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin action in response to a rising extracellular glucose concentration has long been recognized as the major hormonal abnormality, the importance of an absolute or relative increase of glucagon secretion has been appreciated more recently.

First, depression has been linked to multiple biological abnormalities, including vascular pathologic changes, autonomic function changes, hypercoagulability, and hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis hyperactivity.10 Evidence shows that depression in adulthood is linked to elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia in later life.11 Second, inflammation contributes to atherosclerosis, insulin resistance, and neurodegeneration.12 - 14 Evidence shows that elevation in inflammation biomarkers, such as C - reactive protein (CRP), in adulthood predicts the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and dementia in later life.15 - 17 Third, metabolic abnormalities such as obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and cardiorespiratory fitness contribute to vascular lesions and hormonal imbalance.