Endocrine Abstracts

Women with T1DM experience high prevalence of hyperandrogenic disorders. Study aim was to examine whether they are present at adolescents and related to metabolic control and type of insulin therapy. Clinical characteristics, hormonal profile and ovarian volume were studied in 49 adolescent girls with T1DM. PCOS criteria were fulfilled in 11 (22.5%). Although girls with poor metabolic control had higher T (P=0.02) and 17-OH progesterone (P=0.03), frequency of PCO...