Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse ghrelin concentrations in the umbilical cord of pregnant women with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus. The relationship between ghrelin concentrations and birth weights was investigated.Methods: Sixty pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus and 64 healthy pregnant women with three oral glucose tolerance test results within normal limits were included in the study. Following birth but ...

Purpose: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive period, and it has been considered as a risk factor in cardiovascular disease due to increased prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, and insulin resistance. Platelets have a pivotal role in the development of atherothrombosis. Platelet distribution width (PDW) is a marker of platelet size that reflects the heterogeneity of the platelets. This arithmetical inde...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse ghrelin concentrations in the umbilical cord of pregnant women with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus. The relationship between ghrelin concentrations and birth weights was investigated.Materials and methods: Sixty pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus and 64 healthy pregnant women with three oral glucose tolerance test results within normal limits were included in the study. Follow...

Purpose: This study aims to compare serum urocortin-3 levels in women with PCOS and healthy women, and establish what role urocortin-3 levels play in PCOS.Methods: Fifty-two patients with PCOS and 55 healthy women were included in the study, matched for age and BMI. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin, hs-CRP, urocortin-3, and free testosterone levels of the all participants were measured. HOMA-IR was used to calculate the insulin resistance.<p clas...