Endocrine Abstracts

Testosterone has a dose-dependent stimulatory effect on erythropoiesis but the mechanism is poorly understood. Although both erythroblasts and megakaryocytes express androgen receptors, testosterone’s effect on thrombopoiesis in humans has never been studied.We report a case of 53-years-old woman presented with androgenic alopecia, hirsutism, facial redness and hoarse voice. She was a non-smoker and had a history of well-controlled diabetes mellitus...