Endocrine Abstracts

Backgrounds: One of the most observations in subjects with obesity, is a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, which, in turn, it has been implicated with decreased testosterone levels and an increased hypogonadism risk. Testosterone deficiency is a very common feature in males with obesity. However, only few studies have investigated the effect of vitamin D on testosterone in the context of obesity, and controversial results has been found.Hypothesis...

Background: Malnutrition affects 30-50% of patients with hematological malignancies; it is due to the disease itself, the treatment-related catabolic process and chemo-or radio-therapy side effects (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and mucositis). Patients with poor nutritional status have increased morbidity (treatment complications, infections, mucositis) and mortality.AimTo evaluate the nutritional status of all patients that underwent hematopoietic stem ce...

Magnesium disorders are common in clinical practice. Hypomagnesemia is seen in inherited disorders, with excessive gastrointestinal or renal losses and due to medications. Replacement of magnesium can be challenging, with oral replacement strategies being generally more effective at slowly replacing body storages and intravenous (iv) replacement being more effective at treating life-threatening and severe cases of hypomagnesemia.Objective, material and m...