Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cryptorchidism is unilateral or bilateral absence of the testes from the scrotum. One of the differential diagnosis is congenital bilateral anorchia. Vanishing testes syndrome is associated with low serum AMH concentrations and an absent or subnormal response to stimulation with hCG. We report the case of a 22-year-old boy diagnosted with bilateral cryptorchidism and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism at the age of 17 years old. At the time of diagnosis the scrotum w...

Background: Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is no longer a death sentence. With survival rates approaching 90%, focus needs to shift towards improving long-term quality of life. Compared to the general population, adult survivors have four-fold excess risk of mortality secondary to cardiovascular diseases. Thus, modifiable risk factors, such as altered glucose metabolism, are of great importance and should be actively sought after. Studies show high prevalences of...