Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To determine whether metformin has beneficial effects on hirsutism in patientswithout diabetes mellitus.Methods: This was a randomised placebo controlled double blind parallel study of six months Metformin (1500milligrams per day)/placebo. The primary outcomes were change in hair growth rate on hirsutography and by Ferriman-Galwey score. Secondary endpoints were changes in biochemical parameters related to androgens and ins...

A 77 year old lady was referred by her GP after she was found to have a 6x5x5 cm diameter solid mass in the right adrenal gland on ultrasound scan. The mass showed significant internal vascularity on colour doppler and the radiologist felt it could be aphaeochromocytoma. She had a long history of hypertension which her GP had been finding difficult to control over the past 2 years.Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed 2 years ago and she...