Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Pituitary apoplexy is a neuroendocrine emergency, commonest cause is pituitary adenoma. It can occur with or without precipitating factors. Commonest precipitating factor is hypertension. Post traumatic pituitary apoplexy due to tumour infarction is not common.Case report: 58 year old Nigerian painter presented with loss of consciousness, sudden headache, weakness in upper and lower limbs following fall from 3 meters high ladder while paintin...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common metabolic disorder. The risk factors for GDM are often employed in selective screening. The impact of risk factors for GDM on newborn is yet to be fully evaluated.Objective: To determine the impact of maternal clinical risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus on the anthropometric and clinical outcomes of the newborns.Method: The study was a prospective open cohort...

Introduction: Evaluation of sexual function is an integral part of general assessment of people with diabetes mellitus but this is rarely done. These comprises hypoactive sexual desire, erectile dysfunction (ED) and ejaculatory disorders. Presence of any of this will negatively impact on the sexual life of female partners.Objectives: To determine the frequency and determinants of sexual dysfunction among male patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)...