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Cushing’s disease recurrence during peripartum period: A case report

Fellipe Carvalho Viola Luiz , Muniz Raquel , Stefanello Lariana , Massucati Negri Maurício , Warszawski Leila

Introduction: Even with a high incidence of infertility owing to the suppressive effects of hypercortisolism in the gonadal axis, either associated or not to hyperandrogenism and ovulatory dysfunction, Cushing’s syndrome (CS) during pregnancy has been reported. This could be due to a greater rate of CS among women in reproductive age; however, it is a rare condition, with fewer than 200 cases reported in the literature. In general, CS affects 2–25 people to every 1...