Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between a personal history of lactation and indices of subclinical atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in postmenopausal women.Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study included 283 postmenopausal women. Sonographically assessed indices of vascular function [pulse wave velocity (PWV)] and vascular structure [intima-media thickness (IMT), atherosclerotic plaque presence] were te...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of hypertension and to identify potential risk factors in healthy, non-diabetic recently postmenopausal Greek women with normal renal function.Patients and methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated 141 recently postmenopausal women at baseline and annually thereafter (follow-up time: 1 to 8 years). Blood samples were obtained and ultrasound evaluations were performed at ...

Introduction: Despite the fact that CS is widely employed, further investigation on the topic of the physiology vis a vis this type of delivery is required, especially regardingstress related hormonal response during this practice. The aim of this study is to provide data regarding stress related hormonal response during Vaginal Delivery (VD) and elective CS evaluating levels of Cortisol, Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1).<p...