Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Paraganglioma (adrenal or extra-adrenal) in pregnancy is a rare condition with a high maternal and foetal mortality rate. A multidisciplinary approach is important as it will influence the maternal and foetal outcome. This is illustrated in the following case report.Case report and results: A 32-year-old woman was referred because of persistent hypertension at 33 weeks of pregnancy. There were no spontaneous complaints of headache, palpitat...

Background: Persistent vaginal bleeding can be psychologically stressful and incongruent with gender identity in transgender men (assigned female at birth with male gender identity). Previous studieshave cross-sectionally described amenorrhea in cohorts of transgender men on intramuscular or subcutaneous testosterone injections. It remains uncertain which testosterone preparations most effectively suppress vaginal bleeding and when amenorrhea occurs after testosterone initiati...