Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is known to cause adverse outcomes in Pregnancy and has shown to have an association with Gestational Diabetes MellitusAim: To evaluate the relationship between GDM and Vitamin DMaterials and Methods: Retrospective study where we looked into the Vitamin D levels (deficient <25 nmol/l - G1, Insufficient 25-50 nmol/l - G2, Sufficient >50 nmo...

Background: The importance of vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy is well known. Hypovitaminosis D is associated with adverse maternal and foetal outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, bacterial vaginosis, increased incidence of caesarean section delivery, intra-uterine growth restriction and reduced bone and muscle mass in childhood. The recommendations for vitamin D supplementation vary widely, with NICE guidelines suggesting a daily replacement do...

Introduction: Hypercalcaemia in pregnancy is an uncommon event that can cause major maternal morbidity and/or foetal morbidity and mortality. We present a case report and discuss management.Case: A 34-year-old woman was seen initially in endocrinology clinic with primary hyperparathyroidism. A neck ultrasound scan did not identify a parathyroid adenoma, but parathyroid MIBI scan suggested a left inferior parath...