Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Amenorrhea is a condition resulting from dysfunction of the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, uterus, or vagina. Hyperprolactinemia is a relatively common endocrine disorder that produces amenorrhea by suppressing hypothalamic GnRH secretion. We describe a patient who had a Levonorgestrel intrauterine device (UID) since 5 years and who presented with amenorrhea in association with a macroprolactinoma.Case report: A 45 year- old -woman prese...

Introduction: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) is a group of polyendocrinopathies characterizedby multiple glands insufficiencies associated with other autoimmune diseases resulting from immune mediated destruction. We describe a patient with type 2 APS presenting first with diabetes type 1 followed later by adrenal insufficiency and Hashimoto disease.Case report: A 23-year-old male, known with diabetes type 1, presented with a very low blood pres...

Introduction: Patients with clinical clues suggesting the possible presence of secondary hypertension should undergo a more extensive evaluation, because in this case some of these disorders can be cured, leading to partial or complete normalization of the blood pressure.Case description: We report a case of a 43-year-old man, who suffered for years of hypertension despite concurrent use of adequate doses of three antihypertensive agents from different c...

Objective: Pregnant women with autoimmune (subclinical) hypothyroidism have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, this association remains controversial in euthyroid women with thyroid autoimmunity (TAI). Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the association between TAI and GDM in euthyroid women in a logistic regression analysis with adjustments for baseline/demographic parameters.Methods: Cross-section...

Context/Objective: Evidence on the impact of thyroid hormone treatment (LT4) on pregnancy outcomes in women with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) without TPOAb remains scarce. We assessed this relationship in a single centre in a real-world setting.Design, Setting, Participants: Cross-sectional study in 1460 women screened for TSH, free T4 and thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) at median 13 (11-17) weeks of gestation, during the period 2013-2014. Excl...