Endocrine Abstracts

It was suggested that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients have an increased risk for autoimmune thyroid disease. However the mechanisms underlying this association are incompletely clarified. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the factors associated with thyroid autoimmunity in patients with PCOS. We performed a retrospective study which included 126 PCOS patients (mean age 24±4.5 years, mean body mass index, BMI 27±7.33 kg/sqm) diagnosed based on Rott...

Background: PCOS patients associate an increased risk of glucose metabolism abnormalities. Although Hb A1c was suggested as a good diagnostic test for prediabetes/diabetes, in PCOS patients its diagnostic value could be inferior to OGTT as previously suggested. Aim of the study was to evaluate which are the clinical and paraclinical parameters associated with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in order to identify the profile of the patients that will benefit from OGTT.<p cl...