Endocrine Abstracts

The epidemic of obesity, as well as the reduced physical activity are a complex of reasons for the increase in the frequency of Glucose tolerance disorders. The aim was to analyze the frequency and role of Obesity/Overweight for the development of Hyperglycemia in the Bulgarian population of pregnant women.MaterialWe screened 547 pregnant women, mean age 30.49 ± 5.12 years, divided into two groups: with Hyperglycemia (n</e...

The conducted national screening of Bulgarian pregnant women showed a frequency of Hyperglycemia among them of 14.4%. It is known that a number of factors have a significant impact on this disorder. The aim: to assess risk factors for the development of Hyperglycemia in pregnant women in Bulgaria.Material: We screened 547 pregnant women, mean age 30.49&pm;5.12 years, divided into two groups: up to 24 gestational week –g.w. (n-386, 70.6%) and after 2...

In 2005, the evaluation of an international expert group* placed Bulgaria among those who successfully overcame the problem of ‘iodine deficiency’. The aim of the study is to assess the current iodine status in pregnant women in two main regions of Bulgaria - with a known iodine deficiency and other with sufficiency in the past.Material: A cross-sectional multicenter population-based study was conducted in a total of 84 settlements from the two...

Bulgaria is also among the countries with national data on the prevalence of Diabetes published in the Diabetes Atlas of the International Diabetes Federation’2019, but did not provide data on the incidence of Hyperglycemia in pregnant Bulgarian women.Purpose: The Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology organized and conducted screening for Hyperglycemia in pregnant women in 2019.Material and Methods: 547 pregnant women from 10 re...

In Bulgaria there are epidemiological data for the population of 20–80 years for the frequency of thyroid dysfunction – 6.3% hypothyroidism and 3.7% hyperthyroidism (Bulgarian Society of Endocrinology, 2012). So far, there is no national data on the incidence of thyroid disorders in pregnant women, which is a major lack of the health care system and the purpose of this study is to fill this gap.Material and Methods: We studied 547 pregnant Bu...

According to the FIGO (2015) and later WHO (2019) classifications, hyperglycaemia detected for the first time during pregnancy may be associated with Diabetes In Pregnancy (DIP) or Gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM).AimTo specify the frequency and type of newly diagnosed diabetes during pregnancy in the Bulgarian population of women.MaterialWe studied 547 pregnant women with a mean age...

PTH increases calcium uptake from bone, tubular calcium reabsorption and renal phosphate excretion, and by stimulating 1α-OH vitamin D hydroxylase in the kidney increases production of 1,25(OH)2D.Aim: To differentiate and characterize the various diseases associated with an increase in PTH in the material of the Endocrinology Clinic, Sofiamed University Hospital for 3 years.Material: 167 patients with elevated PTH were examine...