Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: GH therapy (rhGH) improves growth outcome in children born small for gestational age (SGA). Growth velocity is maximum in the first year of therapy. Early diagnosis and treatment optimizes the final height.Objectives: Evaluation of efficacy and safety profile in the first 3 years of rhGH treatment in ten SGA children.Methods: The study enrolled ten SGA children (6 boys, 4 girls). All patients were given a mean dose of...

Introduction: Somatostatin analogs, formerly used as adjuvants in acromegaly treatment, are widely used as primary treatment today.Objective: To investigate the efficacy of octreotide therapy in acromegalic patients as primary or secondary therapy.Materials and methods: Four acromegalic patients diagnosed at the Endocrinological Clinic (males, mean age 35–75 years, age range 26–49 years, all patients with macroadenoma) we...

Introduction: In Romania, the prevalence of postmenopausal osteoporosis in urban centers was estimated by a study in 2007 to be 16.5%. Using alendronate we are increasing bone mineral density and reducing bone turn-over in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.Materials and methods: There were examined 55 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (average age 62±4.5 years). Bone mineral density (BMD) was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer ...