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If the thyroid gland is overactive or sluggish, the metabolism will be affected, leading to a variety of symptoms.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can affect a child's normal growth and development, including normal growth of the genitals.

Many men experience urinary changes as they age, which may be caused by inflammation or enlargement of the prostate gland.

Cortisol helps to maintain blood pressure, immune function and the body's anti-inflammatory processes.

Hormones can be thought of as chemical messages that communicate with the body and bring about changes.

The severity of symptoms or how a child with McCune-Albright syndrome will be affected throughout life is difficult to predict.

Generally, pituitary tumours are benign and slow growing, and pituitary cancers are extremely rare.

Hirsutism in women is the excess growth of dark and coarse hair over areas of the body where it ordinarily wouldn’t grow, such as the face and back. About one woman in 10 is affected.

Every newborn baby in Australia is offered a test for the rare medical conditions of phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis and congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Leukodystrophy refers to a group of inherited disorders that affect the white matter of the brain, which causes loss of normal brain functions.