Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionProlactinomas are the most common pituitary tumors and a common cause of infertility because of gonadal dysfunction, in young women. The treatment of choice is dopamine agonists, which can restore fertility and promote shrinking of the tumor in the majority of cases. Managing prolactinomas during pregnancy may be challenging. Treatment discontinuation is recommended once the pregnancy is confirmed in women with microprolactinoma. For micropro...

Introduction: Infundibulo - hypophisitis is a rare type neuroendocrine disorder characterized by autoimmune inflammation and various pituitary disfunction. It currently has no clear diagnosis criteria.We present the 26 years–old women, first diagnosed with infundibular neurohypophisitis with clinical Diabetes Insipidus and later with other metabolic disorders.Case description: The patient, female, 26 years old came in the emergency room with extrem...

Introduction: Thyroid physiology changes during pregnancy so the use of pregnancy-specific reference ranges for TSH and FT4 in order to adequately diagnose gestational thyroid disease is necessary. According to literature, in twin pregnancy, TSH can be in low levels during first trimester due to a much higher and more sustained peak of hCG (TSH-like activity of human chorionic gonadotropin) but it will be normalized at the end of the second trimester or within 22 weeks. Hypere...