Endocrinology | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

The Paediatric Endocrinology Service cares for children with hormone related concerns or conditions. Our paediatric endocrinologists will care for your child in a setting that is age-appropriate, along with nurses, educators and nutritionists who are attuned to their special needs.

Children with disorders of metabolism

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Impaired glucose tolerance
Impaired fasting glucose
Hyperglycemia
Morbid obesity <5y old
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypoglycemia

Children with thyroid disorders

Congenital hypothyroidism
Neonatal hyperthyroidism
Acquired hypothyroidism
Autoimmune hypothyroidism
Acquired hyperthyroidism
Autoimmune hyperthyroidism
Goiter and/or thyroid nodule

Children with abnormal puberty

Precocious puberty/thelarche in girls
Precocious puberty in boys
Premature adrenarche in girls
Premature adrenarche in boys
Delayed puberty

Children with abnormal growth

Short/tall stature
Faltering growth
Growth failure

Children with drenal insufficiency

Congenital or acquired

Children with pituitary insufficiency

Congenital or acquired

Children with metabolic bone disease

Rickets or osteoporosis

Conditions We Treat

Childhood adrenal disease Diabetes in children Disorders of sex development Hypercholesterolemia in children Metabolic one disease Pituitary insufficiency Precocious puberty Thyroid disease in children

Treatments Offered / Procedures and Surgeries

Adrenal hormone replacement Bisphosphonate therapy Glucagon stimulation test Glucose tolerance test Growth hormone therapy Lucrin stimulation test Paediatric insulin pump therapy Pituitary hormone replacement Pubertal suppression for precocious puberty Sex hormone replacement Synacthen test Thyroid hormone replacement for hypothyroidism Thyroid hormone suppression for hyperthyroidism

Clinical Outcomes

Readmission Rates of Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Contact Information

Clinic T, Children’s Tower, Level 2

8.30am to 5.30pm

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Announcements KKH-MCHRI joins landmark study to establish first global system to track health before pregnancy KK Women's and Children's Hospital Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (KKH-MCHRI) is part of a pioneering study that is paving the way towards the first global system for monitoring the health of people planning to start a family.

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Announcements Maternal Mental Wellbeing Shapes Children’s Early Cognitive Development, Gusto Study Finds A Singapore study tracking 328 mother-child pairs has found two distinct pathways linking maternal mental health to child outcomes at age four. The research from A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP), in collaboration with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH), draws on data from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) birth cohort.

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Patient Care KKH launches three programmes to boost caregiver support and family health in the community The programmes are enabling early detection of health needs in preschools to give every child the best start, providing proactive mental health screening and support for parents of children with developmental needs, and giving enhanced comfort care and support for families of children with life-limiting conditions.

04 Mar 2026 | Special Delivery Read Story

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