Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore patient perspectives on sexuality in hypopituitarism.Background: Hypopituitarism usually leads to a complete loss of sex hormones and the condition has a negative impact on sexuality. Previous research has mainly focused on erectile functioning in men and fertility issues in women but little is known about their sexual wellbeing and experiences of hypopituitarism in relation to sexuality.Des...

Introduction: Patients with acromegaly have an increased mortality, mainly due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Sleep apnea is related to hypertension, stroke and cardiovascular diseases and is reported to occur in 11–30% of acromegaly patients, according to retrospective studies based on diagnostic ICD-codes. However, in smaller prospective studies sleep apnea is found in about 70% of patients with active acromegaly and 40% after biochemical control. This diff...