Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Turner syndrome (TS) is an important cause of short stature, however, there are a few reported cases of concomitant occurrence of TS and growth hormone deficiency (GHD).Case report: We report a 23-year-old female with concominat TS and GHD, also presenting partial FSH/LH deficiency and primary myxedema. The patient had iniatially been evaluated at the age of 15 for short stature and primary amenorrhea when she was diagnosed with Turner syndro...

Background: Higher anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) values are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and AMH is proposed as a marker of PCOS, however, the optimal diagnostic threshold is not yet defined.Aim: To study the significant correlations of AMH in PCOS and the accuracy and threshold of AMH for the PCOS diagnosis in Romania.Subjects and methods: Serum AMH, TT, LH, FSH, fasting glucose and insulin (Ins), HOMA-IR a...