Endocrine Abstracts

Osteoporosis management increased determination of serum calcium (Ca) levels, and detection of hypercalcemia in the set of out patients. Serum phosphate (P) levels are less frequently measured in osteometabolic patients. Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the most common cause of hypophosphatemia. However, hypophosphatemia receives poor attention during the PHPT diagnostic work up, and also data in literature are scanty. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records from...

Background: In patients affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) a high prevalence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) has been reported, even if there is no consensus on its pathogenic mechanisms. In addition to acquired causes, an individual predisposition has also been suggested. The understanding ofPurpose: The aim of this observational study is to assess: (1) the prevalence of hypogonadism in T2DM using the validated criteria from the EMAS stud...