Endocrine Abstracts

Patients with hypoparathyroidism are at risk of short-term and long-term complications and comorbidities, such as renal, cardiovascular, metabolic or cognitive manifestations. The purpose of this study was to determine the burden of illness (BOI) in patients with not adequately controlled chronic hypoparathyroidism receiving conventional therapy (oral calcium supplements and active vitamin D) in Belgium and the Netherlands. Data werecollected from a cross-sectional, 2-part onl...

Objective: Long-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) negatively influences bone. The short-term effects on bone and mineral homeostasis are less known. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the early effects of ADT on calcium/phosphate homeostasis and bone turnover.Design: Prospective cohort study.Methods: Eugonadal adult male sex offenders, who were referred for ADT to the endocrine outpatient clinic, received cyproterone acetate....