Endocrine Abstracts

PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROMEGarg S1,2, Brady J1, Ivison F2, Sief MW1 and Laing I2.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Manchester University, at St Mary's Hospital1, and Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Manchester Royal Infirmary M13 9WL2.To evaluate pregnancy outcomes in women with PCOS we studied a single pregnancy in 46 women with PCOS using 46 controls matched for maternal age,...

Aminobisphosphonates impair osteoclast cell function and reduce bone remodelling rate. It has been speculated that atypical femoral fractures in patients on bisphosphonates are the result of impaired bone remodelling.The primary aim of this prospective study was to assess levels of bone remodelling in patients with osteoporosis on aminobisphosphonate therapy by measurement of bone turnover markers. The secondary aim was to assess the adequacy of concomit...