Endocrine Abstracts

Aims/objectives: The aims of the audit were to assess if Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2) were initiated in accordance with National institute of clinical excellence guidelines and appropriate effectiveness and reviews were performed in accordance with these guidelines.Methods: A retrospective audit of 31 patients with Type 2 diabetes prescribed Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2) between March 2014 and January 2017 at Nott...

Introduction: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common cause of hyperandrogenism in women of reproductive age but rarely causes very high testosterone levels and frank virilisation which is associated with ovarian or adrenal tumours. We present a rare case of progressively increasing testosterone levels causing virilisation from a histologically confirmed right polycystic ovary. Complete cure was achieved by right salpingo-oophrectomy.Case: A 32 ye...