Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The presentation of new onset hyperandrogenism is extremely rare in postmenopausal women. In premenopausal women, the most common cause of androgen excess is polycystic ovary syndrome. In contrast, when hyperandrogenism develops in postmenopausal women, it is usually associated with other causes, such as ovarian hyperthecosis or an androgen secreting tumor. We describe 5 patients with hyperandrogenism (Table 1). Total Testosterone 0.06–0.86 ng/ml, free testo...

Introduction: Central diabetes insipidus (DI) is a common complication after pituitary surgery, but is transient in the majority of patients. The aim of our study is to determine the incidence and course of DI in the postoperative period and to characterize the factors associated with this disease.Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 44 patients (50% females) with a mean age of 54 years (24–83), treated with transsphenoidal (TSS) or transf...