Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cynicism (or cynical distrust) is described as a state of mind and belief that most people are selfish. Cynicism is an attitude characterized by general distrust of the motives of others, and some experts describe it as a form of chronic anger. Negative emotions, especially cynicism, may be harmful to physical health.Aim: The assessment of cynicism in pregnant women with common endocrine diseases.Subjects – Metho...

: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 6–10% of women of childbearing age. The pathophysiology of PCOS is related to increased insulin resistance (IR). Obesity, the leading cause of high IR, is present in 50% of women with PCOS, but lean women with PCOS also have higher IR than women with the same BMI without PCOS. Recent studies have correlated high IR with presence of thyroid nodules (TN), which motivated us to evaluate the occurrence of TN in patients with PCOS. ...

Introduction: Radioactive assays are widely used in clinical laboratories for measuring free testosterone. The appearance of a non-isotopic, chemiluminescent automatic assay, may be an interesting alternative if the performance of the assay remains the same or higher.Objective: To compare the free testosterone results by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and chemiluminescent assay (CLIA) and to analyze the clinical impact taking into account the % concordance.<...