World Hormone Day 2025 – global endocrine community unites to raise public awareness of the small steps everyone can take towards good hormone health
Today, 24 April 2025, marks the first-ever World Hormone Day, a global campaign to raise awareness of the vital role of hormones in human health. After three successful years of European Hormone Day, the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) and the European Hormone and Metabolism Foundation (ESE Foundation) have moved to a worldwide campaign this year in response to requests from the global endocrine community.
Endocrinology is the study of hormones. When they are out of balance or fail, this can lead to the development of prevalent chronic diseases such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, cancer, osteoporosis and obesity, and other health challenges such as infertility. Despite their impact, these conditions are often underdiagnosed and undertreated.
As Jérôme Bertherat, ESE President, explains:
“World Hormone Day is a fantastic opportunity to put hormones in the spotlight. Together, we can raise awareness of individual actions and call for stronger policies to support the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disease. Our 10 Recommendations for Good Hormone Health show how small, simple steps can make a big difference for everyone.”
Under the banner of #BecauseHormonesMatter, the endocrine community is sharing the small steps everyone can take to improve hormone health and calling on policymakers to prioritise endocrine health in health and research policies.
Martin Reincke, Chair of the ESE Foundation, says: “Building on the success of European Hormone Day over the last three years – with more than 100 organisations taking part in 2024 alone – this new global event calls for action to put hormones at the forefront of public health conversations. We need policymakers around the world to address issues such as the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals to protect the health of current and future generations.”
Awareness-raising events and social media activities are happening around the world today, with the campaign already translated into 15 languages. Many societies and organisations are continuing their activities in the following weeks.
Search #BecauseHormonesMatter on social media to follow the conversation.
More information about World Hormone Day can be found at www.worldhormoneday.org
24/04/2025