Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) could be associated with increased risk of thyroid disorders. Possible associations between TSH and cardio-metabolic risk in PCOS are debated.Methods: National Register-based study on women with PCOS in Denmark. 18,476 women had a diagnosis of PCOS in the Danish National Patient Register. PCOS Odense University Hospital (OUH, N=1,146) was an embedded cohort including premenopausal women with PCOS and ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with obesity and low grade inflammation, factors linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD).Methods: National Register-based study including women with PCOS and no previous diagnosis of CVD or hypertension. PCOS OUH (n=1165) included premenopausal women with PCOS and clinical and biochemical examination. PCOS Denmark (n=18 112) included women with PCOS in the Danish National Patient...

Objective: Describe short- and long-term changes in BMD in adults exposed to varying intensities of systemic glucocorticoid (GC) treatment.MethodsSetting: Danish Public Health Service Hospital, catchment area 500,000 individuals.Data: BMD data from 2006-2021 and data on filled prescriptions.Analysis: All adult patients with at least two DXA e...

Background: Gender affirming hormonal treatment (GAHT) is for many a cornerstone of transgender care. National data regarding use of hormonal treatment by transgender persons are limited.Aim: To assess use of GAHT in transgender persons.Design: National register-based cohort study in Danish transgender persons followed from 2000 until 2018. The main outcome measure was redemption of GAHT. Persons with an ICD-10 diagnosis code of &#...

Objective: Transgender persons often experience low socioeconomic status. Gender affirming treatment aims to improve gender dysphoria. We assessed employment rates in transgender persons compared to controls and demographic, health and treatment-related factors associated with unemployment in transgender persons.Methods: National register-based cohort study in Danish transgender persons with diagnosis code of gender identity disorder during year 2000-202...

Background: The risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in PCOS is associated with BMI, but prospective data regarding risk of T2D in PCOS are limited. We investigated prospective risk of T2D in Nordic women with PCOS compared to controls.Methods: National register-based study in women with PCOS and age-matched controls originating from Denmark (PCOS Denmark, (n=27,016, controls, (n=133,994), Finland (PCOS Finland, (n=20,467, controls, (...