Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Despite new, albeit draft, international guidelines there remains limited data and guidance on the non-cardiac obstetric management and outcomes in women with Turner Syndrome (TS).AIMS: This retrospective single centre audit aimed to assess the maternal and fetal outcomes in a large single centre cohort.METHODS: We identified 110 women under our care with TS. Of these, 28 women had attempted to achiev...

Background: Despite new, albeit draft, international guidelines there remains limited data and guidance on the non-cardiac obstetric management and outcomes in women with Turner Syndrome (TS).AIMS: This retrospective single centre audit aimed to assess the maternal and fetal outcomes in a large single centre cohort.METHODS: We identified 110 women under our care with TS. Of these, 28 women had attempted to achiev...

Case history: A 30-year old female presented with a 10-month history of enlarging neck mass, fatigue and weight gain. Assessment by her GP found her to have a large smooth goitre and biochemical hypothyroidism. The patient had a history of intestinal failure secondary to mitochondrial disorder. As a result of intestinal failure she was entirely dependent on parenteral nutrition and was intolerant of any oral intake, with venting of her stomach to reduce pain. She was referred ...

Introduction: Recently, the factory calibrated FreeStyle Libre (FSL) flash glucose monitoring system has been introduced for use in patients with diabetes mellitus. We assessed the accuracy of FSL compared to the finger prick capillary blood glucose (CBG) over a 2 week period in patients with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) and assessed the parents’ experience of using FSL.Methods: About 346 episodes of CBG along with corresponding swipe FSL readin...

Spontaneous pregnancy (SP) in TS is rare (4.8–7.6%). Oocyte-donation-in-vitro-fertilization (IVF-OD) and fertility-preservation increasingly offer the possibility of childbearing. Nevertheless, pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of complications. Adoption/surrogacy represents alternative parenting options.Aim: To analyse parenting options and pregnancy outcomes inTS.Methods: Data was collected in 154 TSwom...

Introduction: Disorders of sexual development (DSDs) are estimated to occur in 1 in 4500 births. This potentially represents one baby born every other day in the UK. We aim to explore how Mersey foundation and paediatric trainees deal with newborn babies with possible DSD and identify if there is a need for further training in this subject.Methods: An online survey composed of 10 questions was distributed amongst foundation and paediatric trainees in Mer...

Background: FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system (FSL) has recently gained popularity as it can potentially reduce the number of finger prick capillary blood glucose tests (CBG). Initial short-term studies in adults have demonstrated accuracy although there is no paediatric data available to date. We aimed to assess the accuracy of FSL in children and young people and evaluated the user experience in routine clinical practice.Methods: About 31...