Diabetes and Endocrinology

Female Reproductive Endocrinology

The study of hormones and neuroendocrine elements that are released by or have an impact on reproductive organs is known as reproductive endocrinology. The hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, ovary, endometrium, and placenta are some of these organs. The traditional definition of a hormone is a cell product that is secreted into the peripheral circulation and acts on a faraway target tissue. Endocrine secretion is the word for this. In reproductive physiology, additional types of cell-to-cell communication occur. The term "paracrine communication" refers to chemical signalling between adjacent cells, which is prevalent in the ovary. When a cell secretes compounds that affect how it functions, this is known as autocrine communication. An intracrine effect is when a substance is produced within a cell and effects the cell prior to secretion.