Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Even with a high incidence of infertility owing to the suppressive effects of hypercortisolism in the gonadal axis, either associated or not to hyperandrogenism and ovulatory dysfunction, Cushing’s syndrome (CS) during pregnancy has been reported. This could be due to a greater rate of CS among women in reproductive age; however, it is a rare condition, with fewer than 200 cases reported in the literature. In general, CS affects 2–25 people to every 1...

Introduction: Chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes can be associated with psychiatric disorders. Previous data suggest a high prevalence of depression, anxiety, disordered eating and diabetes distress among patients with diabetes. Mental health problems could interfere with treatment adherence, glucose control and chronic complications.Objective: We aim to evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, drug abuse, and treatment adherence in patien...