Endocrine Abstracts

Hirsutism may be the expression of hyperandrogenia of ovarian or adrenal origin, iatrogenic or idiopathic/familial. Regardless of the etiology, there is a negative impact of body hair excess on the self-image, the self-esteem and the sexual satisfaction of subjects. The present study aimed to evaluate 60 women, aged 26.3 years, with hirsutism as the primary symptom. At presentation, basal FSH, LH and testosterone levels, urinary 24-hours 17-ketosteroids and DHEA, and an abdomi...

During the past thirty years bone biopsy has been used as an invasive diagnostic and research investigation of bone structure and metabolism. Bone biopsy parameters are used to assess both bone mass and bone quality. This study aimed to establish the value of routine qualitative bone biopsy evaluation in subjects with unclear primary osteoporosis. One-hundred seventy patients (73 men and 97 women), aged 54.29±0.95 years, were included in the study. The diagnosis was based...