Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To evaluate pregnancy outcomes, such as spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, and antepartum or postpartum hemorrhage, in relation to thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) level during thyroxine replacement for subclinical hypothyroidism.Materials and methods: This study included 50 pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism, which were followed from the beginning to the end of their pregnancy. Levothyroxine was supplemented to maintain TSH betw...

Background: Separately, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) exert adverse effects on metabolic parameters. This study evaluated whether SCH in women with PCOS affects clinical, hormonal, and metabolic parameters.Aim: To analyse the relationship between selected clinical and metabolic parameters in young women with PCOS and normal thyroid function or SCH.Materials and methods: In this cross-sectiona...

Aim: To determine the prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia in patients with newly diagnosed subclinical and overt hypothyroidism, and to investigate the change in PRL levels during and after the treatment.Methods: In this study were enrolled 100 patients, which have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism during a 2 year period, in ‘IKEDA’ hospital, DC ‘Med.al’ and DC ‘La vita’, and 100 healthy persons as controls. Lactating and pre...