Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is defined as being present in those whose fasting blood glucose level is consistently elevated above normal, but is not high enough to be considered as having diabetes mellitus. Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is defined as being present in those whose second hour plasma glucose level is higher than normal, but is not high enough to be considered as having diabetes mellitus. Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with...

Introduction: Thyroid hormones play an important role in achieving and maintaining reproductive functions. Thyroid dysfunction affects the menstrual cycle and often leads to menstrual irregularity. We prospectively investigated untreated female patients presenting to our Endocrinology and Internal Medicine outpatient clinics.Material and methods: All the patients were of reproductive age and were newly diagnosed with thyroid dysfunction. After a detailed...