Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Late night salivary cortisol appears to be promising as a simple stress-free screening test for Cushing’s syndrome (CS). But there is no consensus on the cut-off value because of the lack of availability larger studies and of standardization of assays. The normal reference ranges are assay-dependent and should be validated for each laboratory.Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of late-night salivary cor...

Introduction: Primary amenorrhoea is defined as the absence of spontaneous menses by 16 years of age.There have been few, if any detailed reports of primary amenorrhoea from India.Aim: To assess the clinical profile and aetiology in patients presenting with primary amenorrhoea attending a tertiary care hospital in India.Materials and methods: A retrospective study was undertaken of patients presenting to a tertiary care institution...