Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Thyroid autoimmune diseases occur more frequently in women than men. A previous study reveals that exogenous testosterone may have a protective effect on thyroid autoimmunity in men with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. But no study has determined whether sex hormones produce any effect on thyroid antibody titreş in women. The primary study aim was to assess whether exogenous testosterone affects thyroid autoimmunity in trans-men with increasing testosterone levels....

AimPheochromocytoma and paraganglioma are rare neuroendocrine tumors, that can be diagnosed incidentally or with symptoms that may be confused with other diseases. In our study, we aimed to demonstrate our clinical biochemical and pathological experiences with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma cases.MethodThe clinical, biochemical, radiological, and pathological data of a total of 79 patients diagnosed with ...

Patients with hypoparathyroidism may have sypmptoms consistent with physical, emotional and cognitive dysfunctions which may cause impaired quality of life (QOL). We included 266 patients (20–79 years; 231 women/35 men) who were being treated for hypoparathyroidism. They were taking conventional therapies for hypoparathyroidism; calcium, active vitamin D and magnesium when needed. We applied Beck Depression Scale, Anxiety Scale and SF-36 QOL scale to the patients. The et...