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194th Meeting of the Society for Endocrinology and Society for Endocrinology joint with Diabetes UK Endocrinology and Diabetes Day

Poster Presentations

Neuroendocrinology and behaviour

ea0006p49 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | SFE2003

QLS-H, A MEASURE OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULT UK GHD PATIENTS

Patel S , Edwards D

QLS-H is a new, weighted QoL questionnaire developed for patients with hypopituitarism. We evaluated QLS-H data from UK patients in the HypoCCs International surveillance study, and compared results with a sample of the general UK population (n=1090).The QLS-H questionnaire was administered at baseline and at yearly intervals. Scores were corrected for age and gender differences, and expressed as Z-scores based on UK-specific reference ranges. Using this...

ea0006p50 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | SFE2003

The oxytocin response to increased plasma sodium following ovariectomy and oestrogen replacement

Hartley D , Dickson S , Forsling M

The effect of ovarian steroids on the vasopressin response to an osmotic stimulus in the rat has been extensively studied. Oxytocin also influences salt and water balance in the rat, but the effect of oestrogen on the response of the hormone to altered plasma sodium has not been established. Observations have been performed on rats ovariectomised under anaesthesia with and without oestrogen replacement to determine whether the response was affected by reproductive status. Fos-...