Dr. Joseph Mathews
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Summerville, SC
18 years experience male
Locations
Palmetto Endocrinology
Summerville, SC
About
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At Palmetto Endocrinology, Joseph Mathews, MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU, CCD, and his team work together to give their patients compassionate care paired with cutting edge treatments and procedures. At his office in Summerville, South Carolina, patients find relief from a wide range of endocrinological conditions with top-tier diagnostic tools and treatment tailored to those conditions.
In fact, people often travel from out of state for access to their expertise. At Palmetto Endocrinology, patients from all over find dedicated, expert-level care for adrenal problems, Hashimoto’s disease, male hypogonadism, parathyroid disorder, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Additionally, they find specialized medical support for their weight loss goals.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Endocrinology
Internal Medicine
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189 Answers
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A female asked:
Dr. Joseph Mathewsanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Uterine Lining: thickness changes throughout your menstrual cycle. Unfortunately, this does not directly correlate to someone's ability to conceive.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Always possible: Whenever you have sexual intercourse there is a risk of becoming pregnant (even on birth control-though the risk is much lower). Your diarrhea is a n... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Adding: Adding a cgm to your regimen can help avoid the severe hyperglycemias and dangerous hypoglycemias.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Ignore: Lifestyle modification through improved diet and exercise may be enough to prevent diabetes!
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Possible PCOS: Pcos is characterized with symptoms of annovulation (irregular periods) and hyperandrogenism (biochemically or clinically, ie hirsutism). Patients ca... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Sometimes we do...: Forteo, which is the 1st 34 Amino Acids of human PTH is sometimes used to treat difficult to manage hypoparathyroidism (not controlled with ca/calcitr... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Hyperaldosteronism: Means too much aldosterone in the blood. Aldosterone is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. It helps to raise blood pressure by causing the ki... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Ultrasound is best: Thyroid ultrasound has been demonstrated in multiple studies to be the most sensitive in characterizing thyroid nodules. However, MRI may be able to d... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Depends: If you are truly hypothyroid, your pulse should be low. If are being replaced with thyroid hormone, and your pulse is fast, that could be an indicatio... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Depends: Levothyroxine is t4. T4 is converted to t3 (liothyronine), (liothyronine) the active thyroid hormone. Some patients have trouble converting T4 to t3 ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Joseph Mathewsanswered
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Yes: Using protection during sexual intercourse decreases your chances of becoming pregnant, but are not 100%, even when used correctly. If you are worrie... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
No: Minoxidil's use to help hair growth was accidentally discovered. It was initially only used as an anti-hypertensive but then was discovered that patie... Read More
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A female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
TFFD: Sounds like terra firma-forme dermatosis (tffd) which is an uncommon disorder of keratinization. The etiology is not known. It usually presents with ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Vasculitis: Any time you have petechiae, there is concern for vasculitis, or inflammation of your blood vessels. You should see your doctor to help make the diag... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
HTT: Or hyalinizing trabecular tumor is a rare and controversial thyroid lesion as to whether it is benign or malignant. For the most part, it is believed... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Seek Medical Help: If you are having chest pain, you should be seen in the er to be sure you are not having a heart attack immediately. Heart attacks commonly cause ele... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
All normal: Tsh stands for thyroid stimulating hormone. It varies within a certain range to maintain appropriate thyroid hormone levels (t4 ; t3). The number ca... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Many ways: There are many physical exam findings for thyroid disorders including: goiter (enlarged thyroid), thyroid bruit (loud bloodflow), proximal muscle weak... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
ANA: Is not specific for any type of autoimmune disease like hashimoto's thyroiditis (the most common cause of hypothyroidism). 3-15% of normal healthy ind... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Varies: The need to start a medication should be discussed with your doctor. Typically, i recommend starting a medication with the hgba1c is above 7% to help... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Lots of reasons: Nausea and vomiting can be caused by many different reasons from infections to gastroparesis. The parathyroid glands are responsible for calcium metab... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Try SSRI: Hormone replacement therapy (hrt) is only indicated if a woman is having significant symptoms likes hot flushes. If your dr. Determined that hrt is to... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Too much: Hair loss is usually hereditary. The penis is a muscle and has a refractory time after ejaculation. If you are masturbating too much, your may have ... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Very common: Thyroid nodules are very common. About 70% of the population has a nodule (many don't know it). About 5% of nodules are cancerous, which is why we c... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Vit D is important: For the development and calcification of bone. It is also an important compound to prevent and repair oxidative stress from everyday processes. Takin... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Yes: Thyroid cancer can come back. That is why it is important to have continued follow-up with your doctor to make sure your TSH suppression, surveillanc... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Difficult to say: It is likely that the growth ; development endocrinologist sees mostly pediatric patients. The diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism doctor should b... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
After puberty: The long bones fuse and can no longer grow to increase your height. Using a shoe lift is an option to appear taller. If you have not gone through pub... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Thyroid Nodule: Thyroid nodules are very common. About 70% of the population has a nodule (many don't know it). About 5% of nodules are cancerous, which is why we c... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Once the corpus: Luteum (maturing egg) starts producing estrogen, it feedbacks to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland to inhibit gnrh/lh/fsh production. Clomid (clomi... Read More
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A female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
If your thyroid labs: Including tsh, free T4 and free t3 (liothyronine) are normal, than there is no need to change your thyroid medication and it is unlikely contributing ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Ignore: Hyperthyroidism increases your risk of cardiac arrhythmia and bone loss leading to osteoporosis.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
That's Unusual: And i don't have a good reason to explain your situation, but i would try to cut out caffeine and see how you feel.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Depends: Treatment should be discussed with your doctor. Depending on your age and cause of your hypothyroidism, it may make sense to treat it. For example, if... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Hashimoto's: Has been associated with hair loss despite correction of the thyroid hormones in the blood. This likely has to do with the body producing additional ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Yes: Adrenal insufficiency means that your body is not able to produce enough steroids. Depending on the cause of adrenal insufficiency, you can be deficie... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
No: Pth is a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands. It is supposed to be secreted in response to low serum calcium. It works by increasing kidney res... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Weight loss: Gastric bypass is thought to help through caloric restriction and weight loss. It is thought that one of the problems with pcos is through Insulin in... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Multiple reasons...: Nipples most commonly can become sore from mechanical trauma (rubbing on clothes or physical manipulation), dermatitis (from eczema, psoriasis or cert... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Anesthesia ; Surgery: Some medications used during induction of surgery can cause muscle pain, and should start to resolve within 7 days. Also, sometimes the surgeon needs... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Whenever you want: Once you become pregnant, let your doctor know. Because of complex physiologic hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy, you will need additional... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
No: Low testosterone can be caused by many things, including pain medications, obesity, illness and sleep disturbances. Testosterone needs to be drawn at... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
UTI not treated?: Sometimes the antibiotic doesn't always clear all the infection. The bladder can also become irritated from the infection and spasm to increase your ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Methimazole: Methimazole is a thinoamide, which is a medication that inhibits the production of thyroid hormone in the thyroid gland. As a result your TSH should g... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Bisphosphonates: Fosamax (alendronate) is a bisphosphonate, which helps increase bone mass by inhibiting osteoclasts (which are the cells that break down bone), but no... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Real Thing: Sarcoidosis can effect many different organs including the lungs, skin, heart and eyes most commonly. It can also cause elevations in serum calcium. ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Probably won't.: Symptoms of hypothyroidism include weight gain, fatigue, constipation, feeling cold all the time, depression, dry skin and brittle hair. If you had a... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Very common: Thyroid nodules are very common. About 70% of the population has a nodule (many don't know it). About 5% of nodules are cancerous, which is why we c... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Possibly: Unfortunately, your symptoms are non-specific. Meaning that many different things could be causing them. It is possible that your TSH suppression co... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology 18 years experience
Non-specific finding: Glucosuria typically occurs when the blood glucose level exceeds the kidney's ability to reabsorb it. In non-diabetics that is around 180mg/dl. The on... Read More
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Feb 8, 2015
Dr. Mathews is a wonderful endocrinologist. I would highly recommend him.
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Feb 26, 2017
The best Endocrinologist. He is nationally known for his treatments for hypothyroidism, diabetes and Cushing's. He has helped me with all three.
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Apr 27, 2014
I have seen him in action. He is smart and kind and will figure out what is going on.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! very helpful.and you were probably not writing in lap top as we spoke
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) Is SHBG 9.8-14.2 nmol/L low and warrant investigation? Test.Total: 172
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Please tell Dr Fox I said the same if he doesn't see this! Regards.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, SC
Graduated 2005MD
Medical/Graduate school
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, SC
Graduated 2009MD
Residency
The Medical University of South Carolina
Residency
MUSC MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 2012
Awards
Top Doctor, First Place, Charleston Region - Summer
2014
Top Endocrinologist, First Place, South Carolina - Summer
2014
Top Doctor, Second Place, South Carolina - Spring
2014
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