Your Well-being…
Hormones Australia is an initiative of the Endocrine Society of Australia (ESA), a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation. Its purpose is to increase awareness and provide information about hormones and how they affect the body, as well as information about common hormone-related conditions.
The Endocrine Society of Australia is the national authority and peak body for the treatment of endocrine related conditions and disease, and a specialist society of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).
Latest Articles
Excess cortisol and its impact on long-term health
In medicine, too much or too little of something is usually a problem. Excess hormones, excess knees, hospital excess - all [...]
Moving from pediatric to adult care: not as scary as it sounds
Remember when you turned 18 and you instantly knew how to juggle responsibilities, manage your time, and navigate bureaucracies without feeling [...]
Cortisol, stress and chronic disease: what’s the connection?
If you don’t already have enough to worry about, have you ever thought about how stress is really bad for you? [...]
The Endocrine System
The endocrine system is the body’s communication network. It is made up of specialised glands, which make and release hormones into the blood.
Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the blood to different parts of the body. They are signals that tell the body to act in a certain way. Hormones are recognised by their target receptors in a “lock and key” system. Each hormone (key) fits exactly into its receptor (lock). Only those parts of the body that have the receptor (lock) can respond to the hormone (key). This is why hormones affect some parts of the body, but have no effect on others.
