Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: There is not sufficient data about oxidative stress in euthyroid Hashimoto (EH) and subclinical hypothyroid Hashimoto (SHH) disease. We studied oxidative stress with more oxidative stress tests in EH and SHH patients and assessed whether there is an association betweeen Hashimoto disease and PON1 phenotype.Materials and method: 35 EH and SHH patients and 38 control was included to the study. Comprehensive biochemistry, routine blood analysis, ...

Objective: Hirsutism, is characterized by excessive growth of terminal hair in a male pattern. Idiopathic hirsutism (IH) is a common cause of hirsutism. Since there are few data demonstrating IH is associated with insulin resistance we tried to assess various insulin sensitivity indices in lean IH and compare with healthy subjects.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 71 lean (BMI between 20–25 kg/m2) women (17–39 years o...