Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: – to study functional status of pituitary–gonads (PG) axis in males with obesity.Materials and methods: We evaluated 15 males with obesity without other associated pathology. Mean age of patients was 28.3 years old. Control group constituted by 20 healthy men with different age.All patients underwent clinical and biochemical evaluations including endocrine check, lipids profile, hormonal profile (LH, FSH, prolactin, ...

Aim: The work was initiated to compared extent of physical and sexual development retardation in adolescents with various neuroendocrine abnormalities.Materials and methods: We examined 63 adolescents, 41 boys (59.4%) and 22 girls (34.9%) among them with various endocrine abnormalities. Mean age of boys and girls was 11.3 and 12 years, respectively. All patients underwent general clinical examination. Levels of STH, LH, FSH, prolactin, TSH, ACTH, cortiso...

Aim: To study character of neuroendocrine disorders in children and adolescents with the Turkish saddle volume formations.Materials and methods: we examined 35 children and adolescents, 17 girls and 18 boys among them with the Turkish saddle volume formations at the neuroendocrine department of the Center for the scientific and clinical study of endocrinology. All examinees underwent general clinical examination as well as biochemical and hormonal invest...

Aim: To study the effectiveness of metformin in treatment of polycystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS) in women of birthing age.Materials and methods: We followed 31 women with PCOS. Mean age of patients was 29.8 years old. All patients were evaluated for hormones levels (LH, FSH, TSH, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, prolactin, coritsole, free thyroxine, dehydroepiahndrostendione etc.), glucose tolerance test, lipids profile, uterus and ovaries ultrasono...

Aim: To study the effectiveness of levothyroxine therapy in patients with secondary hypothyroidism in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA).Materials and methods: We followed 35 patients with NFPA. Of them, 17 were females and 18 males. Mean age of patients was 37.2 years old. All patients were evaluated for hormones levels (GH, LH, FSH, TSH, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, prolactin, cortisole, free thyroxine, etc.), visual fields, pituitary M...