Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Birth control is widely encouraged to prevent unwanted pregnancies and around two-third of women use contraception. Prescribed contraceptives may result in amenorrhoea or withdrawal bleeds which can mask the initial symptoms of many endocrine disorders delaying diagnosis and treatment.Case Summary: A 43-year old Filipino female nurse was referred for headache, uncontrolled hypertension, weight gain, hirsutism and acne with raised serum testos...

Case History: A 46 year old lady presented to A&E with a 4 day history of headache, vomiting, abdominal pain and fever. On further questioning, she admitted to having had experienced occasional episodes of palpitations, hot flushes and headaches over the past few months. She had history of appendectomy when she was young and acoustic neuroma removal few years ago. She wasn’t on any regular medications. On clinical examination, she looked visibly unwell and was hypoxic...

Complementary therapies are becoming a recognised adjunctin cancer care as they address the psychological burden of coping with cancer. When provided in addition to standard treatments they can help provide patient centred holistic care. Patients with pituitary conditions may develop debilitating symptoms that are not easily addressed despite appropriate medical treatment.Aim: To determine whether Complementary therapies lead to improvements in Quality o...