Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test is used to screen for excess cortisol production (Cushing’s syndrome). It is recommended to use cut-off for suppression of serum cortisol (SC) < 50 nmol/l after 1 mg dexamehason suppression test (DST). Plasma dexamethasone levels are affected by many factors resulting in lower test specificity. Simultaneous analysis of dexamethasone and cortisol levels can improve diagnostic accuracy of DST. We used cut-off level o...

Introduction: Urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and neonatal thyroid stimulating hormone (neoTSH) concentrations can reflect changes in iodine status and serve as a sensitive marker of iodine intake in pregnancy. As gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) requires some diet modification, the study aimed to map the situation of iodine intake in women with GDM compared to healthy pregnant women and explore a relationship to thyroid function.Methods: In the tw...