Endocrine Abstracts

Endocrine disrupting chemicals are substances, both natural and artificial to which we are all exposed, even in a low dose in our everyday life. Health effects attributed to endocrine disrupting compounds include immune dysfunctions, various cancers, neurological effects and behaviour disorders, reproductive problems, early puberty, etc. Over the past 50 years, an increase in urogenital tract abnormalities in males has been noted. We present a 4 year old boy case report, born ...

Introduction: Short stature is the most common physical abnormality in Turner syndrome (TS), with adult stature averaging 20 cm shorter compared to the general population.Aim: To study the efficiency of early initiation for GH therapy on final stature for patients with Turner syndrome and to prove it’s important role in obtaining optimal growth rates.Methods: We studied a lot of 24 patients with TS diagnosed and followed up in...