Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes insipidus during pregnancy is rare (4/100,000 pregnancies) generally occurring in the last two trimesters. It can be a previous diabetes insipidus, revealed by pregnancy, or a gestational diabetes insipidus. It would be secondary to the plasma degradation of antidiuretic hormone by placental vasopressinase.Observation: We report the case of a 34-year-old patient, with no history of head trauma, radiation, infiltrative or autoimmune...

Introduction: The occurrence of pregnancy in patients with hypothyroidism is a common event. Thyroxine requirements increase in nearly 80% of pregnant women. Educating young patients with hypothyroidism about the adaptation of treatment and the need for close biological monitoring helps prevent complications of maternal hypothyroidism in the fetus.Objective: The objective of our study was to assess the knowledge of patients about the management of levoth...