Endocrine Abstracts

A 7 year old boy presented with complaint of scrotal heaviness and swelling more on the right side. He had history of early and disorganised tanner pubertal growth pattern: development of axillary hair>penile enlargement>pubic hair >right testicular enlargement. On examination, he was found to have elevated blood pressure and bilateral testicles were enlarged (right>left) and non-tender. Based on these clinical findings, diagnosis of precocious puberty was susp...

Aims: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that Indian babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have adverse metabolic profiles. The anthropometric and metabolic profiles in children of women with and without GDM were compared at age 5 years.Methods: Children born to mothers with GDM (CGDM) and without GDM (WGDM) were included in this prospective study. We examined maternal gestational BMI, GD...