Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0026p554 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2011

Prevalence of androgen deficiency in males with metabolic syndrome: relation between hormonal and metabolic parameters

Becerra Antonio , Perez-Lopez Gilberto , Menacho Miriam , Rodriguez-Molina Jose M , Lucio M Jesus , Asenjo Nuria , Villar Rosa

Androgen deficiency in the aging male has become an actual topic due to the aging population and finding from different studies that shown a progressive decline of serum levels of age-related testosterone. These levels have been inversely related with markers of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.The aim of this observational study was to investigate the relation of endogenous testosterone and other sex hormones with different components of me...

ea0026p555 | Cardiovascular endocrinology and lipid metabolism | ECE2011

Polycystic ovary syndrome and their relationship with metabolic syndrome in female-to-male transsexuals

Becerra Antonio , Lopez Gilberto Perez , Menacho Miriam , Molina Jose Miguel Rodriguez , Lucio M Jesus , Asenjo Nuria

Objective: To determine the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperandrogenism and their relationships with metabolic syndrome (MS) parameters in female-to-male transsexuals (FMT).Design and methods: Seventy-seven FMT were assessed clinically and biochemically to hyperandrogenism, before the beginning of the treatment with testosterone. We also assessed cardiovascular risk factors and other parameters of MS.Results...

ea0029p318 | Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism | ICEECE2012

Plasma total homocysteine levels in transsexuals after cross-sex hormonal treatment

Becerra A. , Perez-Lopez G. , Menacho M. , Villar R. , Del Rey J. , Lucio M. , Asenjo N. , Rodriguez-Molina J. , Llopis J. , Aguilar V.

Introduction: The transsexuals are persons that having born with a biological sex feel to belong to the opposite sex. To obtain the sexual characters opposite to his (her) biological sex they need treatment with cross-sex hormones.This treatment with sexual steroids can produce changes in cardiovascular risk factors (CRF). There has been described that hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent CRF that is modifiable by cross-sex hormonal treatment (CHT) in ...