Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Cushing’s disease is defined as ACTH dependent pituitary Cushing’s syndrome and is rare with an estimated incidence of 5–25 per million/year. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogenous disorder affecting up to 10% of women in the reproductive age and shows clinical overlap with Cushing’s syndrome (obesity, hirsutism, cycle abnormalities, etc). An increased frequency of Cushing’s syndrome in selected patient groups has been postulate...