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The prostate gland is the prominent walnut-size gland that wraps around the urethra in a man. One of the most common diseases that affect the prostate is known as benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH] or commonly referred to as enlarged prostate.

The human microbiome is comprised of archaea, eukaryotes, bacteria, and viruses that reside within anatomical sites of the human body including skin, placenta, uterus, mammary glands, lung, saliva, oral mucus, etc. There have been various attempts at understanding the mechanism of this microbiome.

Human chorionic gonadotropin is a naturally occurring hormone produced by the trophoblast glands surrounding an ovulating woman's developing fetus, which forms the egg cell during fertilization.

Adrenocortical carcinoma treatment (ACC) is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex (steroid hormone-producing tissue) of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is remarkable for the many hormonal syndromes that can occur in patients with steroid hormone-producing ("functional") tumors, including Cushing's syndrome, Conn syndrome, virilization, and feminization.

Adrenocortical carcinoma treatment (ACC) is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex (steroid hormone-producing tissue) of the adrenal gland.

Secondary hyperparathyroidism refers to a condition in which a person's thyroid gland works inappropriately due to some other disorder or injury.