Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0012p88 | Pituitary | SFE2006

Massively elevated serum prolactin without galactorrhoea in man with a giant prolactinoma

Ravikumar B , Newby M , Handley G , Weaver JU

A 55 year old gentleman, previously fit and well, presented with an insidious onset of visual disturbance, tiredness and frontal headaches over 2 years, which had been worsening during the previous 3 months. A routine optician review revealed bi-temporal hemianopia and prompted endocrine referral. Apart from superior bi-temporal hemianopia, clinical examination was otherwise normal. Serum prolactin levels were grossly elevated at 544,800 mU/l with no macroprolactin. Despite th...

ea0012p107 | Reproduction | SFE2006

Prevalence of assay interference in women with high serum testosterone levels

Ravikumar B , Handley G , Weaver JU , Oxynos C , Narayanan KR

Index case and aimsA 26 year old woman was referred to our endocrine clinic with infertility and raised testosterone levels. Clinical examination was completely normal, with no hirsuitism or virilizing features. She had normal gonadotropin and SHBG levels, but had elevated testosterone (6.6 nmol/l (0.5–2.8) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S) levels (13.5 umol/l (1.4–11.1)). To exclude the possibility of interference in our direct assa...