Endocrine Abstracts

Background: In men there is a strong relationship between androgens and erythropoiesis; however this has not been shown in women. Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) if uncontrolled may have high androgen levels and if over treated with glucocorticoids low androgen levels. Therefore CAH provides a potential model to examine the relationship between androgens and erythropoiesis in women.Aim: To investigate the relationship between androgens...