Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been associated with insulin resistance. As polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is also associated with insulin resistance, the presence of NAFLD has been investigated in patients with the syndrome and there are data showing an increased prevalence of abnormal aminotransferance activity and/or ultrasonographic evidence of hepatic steatosis.Objective: In the present prospective study women with PCOS we...

Introduction: Several studies have demonstrated associations of birth weight with metabolic and reproductive abnormalities in adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the birth weight in women with PCOS and its correlation with important clinical and biochemical parameters of the syndrome.Patients and methods: We studied 288 women with PCOS according to the NIH criteria (1990) and 166 women with normal cycles and without clinical or biochemical h...

Background: Subclinical autonomous cortisol hypersecretion is the most common hormonal abnormality in patients with adrenal incidentalomas, which is characterized by subtle abnormalities of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA) due to adrenal autonomy. Possible detrimental effects of subclinical hypercortisolism in these patients are still under investigation.Objective: To investigate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in pat...

Background: Hormonal studies have detected subtle abnormalities of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis due to autonomous cortisol secretion, in a percentage of patients with adrenal incidentalomas, a condition termed as subclinical Cushing’s syndrome. The diagnostic criteria and the clinical significance of this condition are still controversial and consequently there is uncertainty for its management. Data defining the natural course of these tumors, ...