Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Childhood obesity remains a major health concern and there are a number of serious complications associated with it. These include type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) therapy has shown promising results for weight loss in adults and has recently been approved for the use in the treatment of childhood obesity for ad...

Prostate and seminal vesicles are male accessory sex glands secreting fluids that, together with sperm, form the semen. Clear evidence indicating these organs depend on androgens was found the men suffering hypogonadism because, in them, the function of these glands decreases markedly. Because prostate and seminal vesicles are androgen-dependent organs, they have been used as a model to test antiandrogenic drugs in different animal species.The objective ...

Introduction: Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are found in ~3% abdominal scans, rising to 10% in the elderly. In 2016, the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) published new guidance on their management.Aims & objectives: To (1) compare how AIs have been managed at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) against ESE guidelines, and (2) provide an early evaluation of the impact of service changes implemented based on initial findings.<p class="abst...