Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To analyze registry data on patients with acromegaly.Materials and methods: Russian hypothalamic and pituitary tumors registry database (on-line platform), which contains data on 3719 patients with acromegaly.Results: According to the database, highest prevalence of acromegaly per 100 000 inhabitants is registered in: Penza region (7.3), Kirov region (7.3), Krasnoyarsk region (6.2). Most common clinical presentations in ...

Growth hormone (GH) producing tumors are commonly associated with menstrual disorders and anovulation because of the direct effects of tumor mass on gonadotropins and possible association with hyperprolactinemia. However, some women with acromegaly get pregnant, which rises up a lot of questions about medication, complications and follow-up. We report outcomes of 7 cases of pregnancy in patients with active acromegaly. A median age of patients was 30 years, four of them were w...

Aim: To assess the data of the registry concerning women with acromegaly.Materials and methods: Russian hypothalamic and pituitary tumors registry database, containing the information on 3968 acromegalic patients.Results: From all patients with acromegaly registered in the database, 2878 patients (72.5%) are women. We assessed the following data on gonadal status and reproductive function in this group: 512 patients have irregular ...