Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical compound found in a variety of everyday products. Exposure to BPA impacts negatively ovarian response, number of fertilized oocytes and implantation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). The aim of the study was to determine BPA levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in comparison to women with tubal factor (TF) infertility who underwent IVF as well as to investigate their effect in critical endp...

Introduction: There is no concensus whether euthyroid children with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) need treatment with thyroxine.Aim of the study: To assess whether thyroxine influences goitre progression (calculated thyroid volume on U/S scan) in euthyroid children with HT.Subjects and methods: We studied 50 euthyroid children with HT for a 2-year period. Children with a multinodular goitre were not included in the study. Twent...

Aim: To study the effect of thyroxine treatment on the size of thyroid nodules in children with Hashimoto’s thyroiditisPatients and methods: Twenty-two girls and 6 boys (78.6/21.4%) were followed for 2 years under thyroxine therapy, at mean dose 1.6±0.4 μg/kg per day. Diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis was based on the high value of either antithyroid antibodies, ATPO or ATG. Age at presentation was 10.6±2.0 year (6.2–13.6...