Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Testosterone treatment is controversial as long-term outcome data are not available; however prescriptions for testosterone are becoming more common.We looked at the symptoms on presentation, indications for testosterone replacement, forms of testosterone replacement, and adherence to present guidelines for monitoring.Methods: Data was collected from case notes of 47 patients on testosterone replacement attending endocrine cl...

An asymptomatic 66-year-old man was referred for investigation of chronic hypernatraemia. Plasma sodium varied between 146–152 mmol/l and potassium was normal over several years. There was no relevant past, family or drug history. There were no symptoms or signs of hypercotisolism or other endocrinopathy either. Clinical examination was normal.Initial investigations were as follows – sodium 149 mmol/l, potassium 4.3 mmol/l, urea 7.9 mmol/l, cre...