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Hormonal Dysfunction

Meaning

Hormonal dysfunction is a clinical state characterized by the pathological imbalance, absolute deficiency, or sustained excess of one or more hormones, resulting in a measurable and detrimental disruption of normal physiological processes and systemic homeostasis. This broad term encompasses a spectrum of conditions, ranging from primary glandular failure, such as adrenal insufficiency, to secondary regulatory issues originating in the pituitary or hypothalamus, like hypogonadism. Dysfunction manifests as a failure of the endocrine system to maintain its precise regulatory function.