Endocrine Department

Our team includes specialist endocrinologists and doctors in training who assess, treat and help you to manage your endocrine condition.

We work closely with endocrine surgeons, nuclear physicians and pituitary surgeons.

This main role of this service is to measure your bone density to check if you have osteoporosis. We support people who have osteoporosis or are at a risk of developing a bone problem.

There are a number of different ways that osteoporosis is diagnosed. The main method of measuring bone mineral density (the amount of mineral and tissues in a certain volume of bone) is using DEXA analysis, a highly filtered and modified X-ray technique where a small amount of radiation is passed through the body. The amount that is absorbed by the body is proportional to the amount of fat, muscle, soft tissue and bone that is in the path of the two beams (hence the term Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry or DEXA). The absorption from fat and other soft tissues is then subtracted to determine the proportion of bone mineral you have.

Other radiological techniques include Quantitative Computerised Axial Tomography (QCT) scanning and vertebral morphometry using a plain lateral spine X-ray of the thoracolumbar region.

For more information on osteoporosis visit www.osteoporosis.org.au

For further information and bookings please call 9382 6617 or fax 9382 6210.

Endocrine dynamic function testing involves collecting two or more blood samples to determine if there are any problems with the function of an endocrine gland. The Endocrine dynamic function team includes an endocrine nurse and endocrine medical registrars.

To make an appointment for your test please telephone the Endocrine Nurse on 938 24680, or Administrative Assistant on 9382 4602.  They will give you all the information you need to prepare for your test.

We provide specialised endocrine clinics for the following conditions:

• Thyroid disease including goitre, thyroid nodules, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer
• Pituitary and hypothalamic disease including pituitary adenomas and cysts, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, prolactinoma, hypopituitarism, hypophysitis.
• Osteoporosis and metabolic disease including hypercalcaemia, hypocalcaemia, Paget's disease, osteomalacia, osteodystrophy.
• Adrenal disease including adrenal related hypertension, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal adenomas
• Gonadal diseases including Polycystic ovarian syndrome, testosterone deficiency
• Hereditary endocrine cancer syndromes including VHL, MEN I, MEN II 

These clinics are held on Mondays and Thursdays in our outpatients department.

We also provide specialised diabetes clinics. For information on these please see our Diabetes Centre page.

You will need a referral letter from your local general practitioner (GP) or specialty doctor to use this service. Your doctor will need to submit this referral electronically via Healthlink. Your referral will include your medical history, relevant test results, X-ray results and what medicines you are currently taking.

Once we receive this referral and accept it we will send you a letter with your appointment details. We will also send this to your doctor. If we cannot make an appointment for you, we will send you a letter confirming that you are on the waiting list for the next available appointment. 

If you provide your mobile phone number you will receive a SMS reminder 5 days before your appointment. 

If your address or phone number changes or if you need to change or cancel your appointment please telephone the appropriate phone numbers below during business hours:

Specialised endocrine clinics on Tel: 9382 4602

Specialised diabetes clinics on Tel: 9382 4600

Please bring

• Recent blood test results. If you do not have a copy of your results, please bring the name of the pathology company that performed the test so we can follow up with them.
• Any scans and reports related to your hormone condition.
• A list of all the medicines you are currently taking including any herbal or over the counter medicines.  

When you come to our hospital for your appointment, you can check-in using our electronic check-in kiosks. These are located in our Adult Outpatient Department, Acute Services Building (Botany Street), High Street and Barker Street entrances.

Please let us know if you need an interpreter before your appointment date. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and call:

Specialised endocrine clinics on Tel: 9382 4602

Specialised diabetes clinics on Tel: 9382 4600