Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0090p436 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2023

The Indian Male Aging Study Shows Differential Relationships Between Age and Modifiable Risk Factors for Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Testicular Axis Disruptions in Older Men

Chandra Abhishek , Kumar Singh Vijay

Introduction: It is unknown what causes ageing men to have lower testosterone levels and how those levels relate to risk factors. Less research has been done on the health of ageing males than on postmenopausal women.Objective: The aim was to look into how men-aging lifestyles and health related to their levels of reproductive hormones.Method: A prospective cohort study in Indian men included 320 community-dwelling men between the ...

ea0090p251 | Thyroid | ECE2023

Dwarfism of the Laron type with normal high affinity serum growth hormone-binding protein

Chandra Abhishek , Kumar Singh Vijay

Introduction: An autosomal recessive illness called the syndrome of familial GH-resistant short stature is characterized by a phenotype that is similar to that of isolated GH deficiency, but with normal or excessive GH production and decreased IGF-I synthesis. When these individuals are treated with GH, neither growth nor a rise in blood somatomedin/IGF-I activity—the mediator of GH’s growth-promoting effects—are stimulated. This suggests that the cause of the g...