Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the ability of SAGIT Instrument and AcroQoL questionnaire to discriminate acromegaly control status and to correlate SAGIT scores to AcroQoL results in a cohort of the national referral centre.Methods: Cross-sectional study included 72 patients followed between 2000 and 2020. We retrospectively determined SAGIT score at the diagnosis. Based on the data from the most recent follow up and additional telephone interviews, we ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine and metabolic disorder of multifactorial etiopathology likely to involve the interactions between genetics and lifestyle. Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress (OS) may participate in the pathophysiology of the syndrome. The question of the extent to which OS and inflammation are causally related to the development of the syndrome and metabolic complications remains unanswered. Furthermore, the role of NLR...