Frequently Asked Questions

A paediatric endocrinologist plays an important role in ensuring patients receive personalised care and treatment that boosts their hormonal conditions and prevents them from severe conditions.

You must prepare by carrying all medical reports and documents of your child facing hormonal deficiency/ disorders. Further, reaching the Aster Women & Children Hospital earlier than the appointment time is advisable to ensure smooth processing with medical staff.

You must consider seeing a paediatric endocrinologist in Bangalore at Aster when your child faces hormonal imbalances, growth disorders, diabetes, early/ delayed puberty, thyroid problems, and other medical conditions affecting the child’s endocrine system.

Patients must carry documents showcasing their medical history, genetic disorders, reports of previous imaging studies and tests, referral letters from physicians, and others that provide detailed insights into patients’ medical conditions.

Major conditions that top paediatric endocrinologists treat are diabetes mellitus, growth disorders, puberty disorders, thyroid, adrenal disorders, disorders of sex development, pituitary disorders, calcium and bone disorders, obesity and metabolic disorders, hypoglycemia, turner syndrome, and lipid disorders.

Aster Women & Children Hospital in Whitefield is equipped with advanced medical equipment, including otoscopes, tongue depressors, reflex hammers, bone age assessment tools, stadiometer, prader orchidometer, luedde exophthalmometer, ultrasound machines, X-ray machines, ophthalmoscopes, and sphygmomanometers.

Patients or the children’s patients are advised to ask questions related to hormonal disorders and suitable treatment plans. Furthermore, they must know the cause of the problems, their severity, possible treatment options and their associated benefits/ risks/ side effects, treatment duration, lifestyle changes required, the number of appointments required post-treatment, etc.

A paediatric endocrinologist in Whitefield considers multiple factors before deciding on a treatment plan. Major factors are the results/ reports of patients’ diagnostic tests, including blood tests, urine tests, stimulation and suppression tests, imaging studies, bone age X-ray, genetic testing, insulin and glucose tests, thyroid uptake and scan, GnRH stimulation test, and ACTH stimulation test. Further, the patient's genetic disorders, medical history, symptoms, & suspected endocrine disorder are also considered.

A paediatric endocrinologist is a medical expert specialising in addressing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of conditions that impact children’s and adolescents’ endocrine systems. It includes problems associated with children’s growth, puberty, diabetes, or other hormonal problems and provides a comprehensive treatment like medication to boost growth hormone for children’s hormonal deficiency.

The endocrine disorders that affect children are different from those seen in adults. The management of these disorders requires a depth of knowledge and expertise which is often beyond that can be attained by general practitioners in this specialty.  Paediatric endocrinologists are specifically trained to have a better understanding of these disorders and their impact on different stages of growth and development of your child. They are also trained specifically to handle children and address the concerns of the families, making a timely diagnosis and initiation of treatment when indicated, and specific monitoring of certain disorders. The Paediatric endocrinology history is often detailed, in depth and followed by a thorough and complete examination of your child in order to put together a comprehensive assessment and best possible plan for your child.