Endocrine Abstracts

Background and Aims: Clinical management of women with hyperandrogenic symptoms varies widely and UK guidelines are lacking. Dependent on presentation, differential diagnoses may include thyroid dysfunction, hyperprolactinaemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), hypercortisolism, acromegaly and pregnancy. Women presenting with hyperandrogenic symptoms can have a normal or elevated testosterone. This study describes hormone requesting relevant to these co...

Background and Aims: Clinical management of women with hyperandrogenic symptoms varies widely and UK guidelines are lacking. Dependent on presentation, differential diagnoses may include thyroid dysfunction, hyperprolactinaemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), hypercortisolism, acromegaly and pregnancy. Women presenting with hyperandrogenic symptoms can have a normal or elevated testosterone. This study describes hormone requesting relevant to these co...

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), a potential consequence of low energy availability (LEA) can impact athletic health and performance. Bone health, growth and development can be adversely impacted. The 2023 International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on RED-S recommends assessment for impairment of bone health, growth and development with DXA scanning and measurement of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1). We aim to investigate if eli...

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is a syndrome caused by low energy availability (LEA), where an athlete’s energy intake is inadequate to match expenditure. In 2023 the International Olympic Committee released a consensus statement for REDS, with recommendations for studying health outcomes. 1 Our study aims to investigate if elite female Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) players are at risk of LEA and RED-S. 44 female intercounty GAA players were re...