Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare quality of life among premenopausal women with vitamin D deficiency, vitamin D insufficiency and vitamin D sufficiency.Methods: Premenopausal women with chronic fatigue, myalgia and nonspecific body pain were divided according to their vitamin D levels: ≤20 ng/ml (vitamin D deficient, n=30), 21–29 ng/ml (vitamin D insufficient, n=30) and ≥30 ng/ml (vitamin D sufficient, ...

Introduction: Acromegaly is chronic debilitating disease related with excess GH and insülin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) secretion. Pegvisomant is a GH receptor antagonist that competes with endogenous GH for its receptor and is often used as a medical therapy in patients with inadequate response to somatostatin analogs.Methods: Forty-six patients are followed with the diagnosis of acromegaly in our clinic. We present the results of six acromegalic p...