Endocrine Abstracts

The prevalence of hypothyroidism in women of childbearing age is relatively high. The incidence of hypothyroidism during pregnancy has been calculated as between 0.3% and 0.7%. Overt abnormalities in thyroid function are common endocrine disorders affecting more than 19.2% of pregnant women in certain geographic areas of Hungary. 80% of Hungarian inhabitants are living in an iodine deficient area. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction i...

Testicular neoplasmas are 5–15 percent of total tumours number in male dogs. Seminomas are the most common type of testicular tumours in dog.The thyroid tumours are large, unilateral palpable masses in neck region in most of the cases. Although seventy percent of malignant thyroid neoplasmas are carcinomas, 5–20% of them are endocrinologically active which induce the clinical signs of hyperthyroidism.Seven – twenty o...