Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been associated with adverse maternal and fetal/neonatal outcomes. The aim of this case-control study was to compare women whose pregnancy was complicated with GDM, diagnosed by the new International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria, with a control group of healthy pregnant women as far as large-for-gestational-age (LGA) neonates and macrosomia are concerned.Methods...

Introduction: Thyroid dysfunction and thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and the fetus. The aim of this study was to describe fetal growth parameters of pregnancies complicated with thyroid diseases/TAI and to construct predictive models for their outcome.Methods: The study included 196 consecutive singleton pregnancies in women with thyroid diseases, during the period 2007–2010. A coh...

Introduction: The current evidence on the association between thyroid function or thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) and reproductive outcomes after assisted reproduction techniques (ART) is scarce and inconclusive.Objective: To record ART outcome according to function and TAI status of thyroid gland.Methods: A group of 226 subfertile women that underwent any method of ART (IVF, ICSI, intra-uterine insemination (IUI)) from January 2006 to ...

Introduction: The relation between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. The aim of the study was to systematically review the relevant trials that have studied CVD risk factors in woman with PCOS (CRP, Hcy, TNF-α, PAI-1, Lp(a), AGEs, VEGF, IL6, ADMA and fibrinogen) and to meta-analyze the best evidence available.Patients and methods: Search was conducted in the MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL d (last update ...