Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an increasingly recognized condition among HIV-infected, however its prevalence and etiology remain unclear. Our aim was to asses prevalence and risk factors associated to ED in this population.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed, 88 male HIV-positive without hepatitis C or diabetes were studied. Patients were classified according antiretroviral treatment (ART): naïve, protease inhibitor (PI)-conta...

Introduction: Characteristically the discordant thyroid function test has been attributed to TSH-producing hypophyseal adenoma, familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia and thyroid hormone resistance syndrome. We presented 2 cases with raised peripheral thyroid hormones with detectable TSH due to the presence of auto-antibodies against the peripheral thyroid hormones (PTAAb). <thead valign="...

Background: HIV-associated hypogonadism is a prevalent endocrine disorder, total testosterone (TT) test is not useful for its diagnosis, Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines have recently proposed calculated free testosterone (FT) as screening test of hypogonadism in HIV infected men, but no clinical study has been published using this approach in HIV population to date. Our aim was to study prevalence and risk factors for hypogonadism in HIV-infected men using FT.</...

Introduction: In primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) medical treatment is indicated if the patient donot carry out the surgical criterion, donot accept surgery or there is another serious comorbidity that makes impossible the intervention. Cinacalcet is a calcimimetic that increase the sensitivity of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) to ionized serum calcium, decreasing secretion of PTH and serum calcium concentration. This drug is prescribed for secondary hyperparathyroidism...