World Hormone Day
We’re going global! After three successful years of raising awareness of the importance of good hormone health through European Hormone Day, 2025 marks the first-ever World Hormone Day.
Join us on 24 April 2025 to spread the word about why hormones matter and the small steps we can all take towards better hormone health – #BecauseHormonesMatter
You'll find everything you need to take part in the Public Outreach Toolkit below (infographics, posters, videos, social media graphics and more).
- Endocrinology is the study of hormones, which are essential for health and wellbeing. When hormones are out of balance or fail, this can lead to the development of chronic diseases such as diabetes, thyroid disorders, cancer, osteoporosis and obesity, and other health challenges such as infertility.
- There are also more than 400 rare endocrine conditions that affect millions of people worldwide, but often go undetected.
- Despite scientific progress and increased awareness in some areas, there’s still a lot more that can be done. World Hormone Day is an opportunity for us to work together to put hormones in the spotlight.
- ESE published 10 Recommendations for Good Hormone Health as an Annex to the Milano Declaration. These recommendations are a great place to start when thinking about small steps to take.
- Join in the conversation on social media using the hashtags #BecauseHormonesMatter and #WorldHormoneDay. Tips here.
- Hold an online or in-person event with your community to promote the small steps everyone can take to achieve good hormone health
- Reach out to your local or national media to encourage coverage of World Hormone Day and explain why hormones matter. Tips here.
- Reach out to “endocrine champions” who can help amplify the message in your community
- Talk to local, national and regional policymakers and organisations who can help drive improvements in research, diagnosis and treatment. Tips here.
We encourage you to use #BecauseHormonesMatter on any endocrine-related awareness days so we can continue to draw attention to endocrine health and disease.
Check out our Awareness Days Online Diary to see what awareness-raising days, weeks and months are coming up. You can also download a printable calendar and apply to add your own event to the diary.
