Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Changes in mood, appetite, dietary intakes and physic during a menstrual cycle has been controversial in studies. The aim of this study is to determine the nutritional behavior and body changes during the menstrual cycle in women of childbearing age by comparing dietary records and anthropometric measurements in three phases of menstrual cycle.Method: This prospective study included 34 healthy regularly menstruating women aged 20-39 years in A...

Objective: To investigate gender differences in spatial orientation and verbal memory we conducted a study in 21 healthy young women and men (eleven women). Participating women were required to be in the mid-luteal phase of the cycle. Hormone profiling for behavioural studies is often performed in saliva samples to avoid venous blood sampling. We have compared simultaneously collected blood and saliva samples to confirm the presence of the luteal phase.M...

Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is associated with recent parathyroid surgery. The Wolfram syndrome is characterised by diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy and deafness. Other anomalies, such as renal outflow tracts and multiple neurological disorders may develop later. We present a Wolfram patient with tertiary hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure associated with bilateral reterohidronephrosis who developed prolonged HBS after parathyroid adenomectomy....