Endocrine Abstracts

Endometriosis is one of the commonly occurring disorders of reproductive women, which represents attachment of functional endometrial cells and tissue outside the uterine cavity, culminates into infertility. This invasive disorder is still under quest for novel treatment strategies. Naringenin is a plant-derived flavonoid having anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenic properties in chronic and metabolic diseases. The study was planned with an objective to de...

Introduction: In our institution the post high-dose RAI whole body scan (WBS) report includes a measurement of quantitative percentage uptake of the dose of RAI administered although this may not be standard practice elsewhere. We aimed to ascertain whether this was associated with the extent of unresected thyroid tissue or residual thyroid cancer following total thyroidectomy and neck dissection represented by the post-surgery TSH-stimulated thyroglobulin concentrations. Meth...