Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Thyroid imaging is of proven help in establishing a diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism in newly referred infants. Radio-isotope and/or ultrasound imaging is commonly used; each has weaknesses but have complimentary strengths and thus have been used in combination in our centre since 1999. We undertook a retrospective review and analysis of ultrasound imaging in infants with proven thyroid ectopia to re-examine the diagnoses.Patients and...

The UK Turner Study examined in girls with Turner syndrome (TS) the impact on final height (FH) of Oxandrolone (Ox) and/or delayed pubertal induction (14y).Methods: Girls with TS aged 7–13y receiving GH were randomised to Ox (0.05 mg/kg per day, max. dose 2.5 mg/day) or placebo from 9y (or from enrolment if >9y). Girls requiring oestrogen were further randomised to begin oral Ethinylestradiol (E2) (Y1:2 μg/day; Y2:4 μg/day; ...