Endocrine Abstracts

Background: One in 10–30 women in general population has Hashimoto’s (chronic) thyroiditis. Development of thyroid dysfunction depends on age. The ratio of woman around 50 with TSH elevation is 10% in general population. Menopause occurs at this age for most women. Many symptoms of hypothyroid state are similar to symptoms of menopause except hot flashes and night sweats. We analyzed the relationship of Hashimoto’s disease and menopausal symptoms.<p class="a...

Introduction: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is one of the common diseases, and aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) is a surgically curable type, which is usually treated by unilateral total adrenalectomy. We had recently developed a new method of supper-selective ACTH-stimulated adrenal venous sampling (SS-ACTH-AVS) for exactly detecting the main lesion(s) of hyperaldosteronemia. Then we attempted to partially remove the unilateral lesion of hyperaldosteronism detected by SS-ACTH...

Japan has been regarded as a nongoitorous country due to the regular intake of iodine-rich food. However, nationwide information on current status of iodine intake is not available because there is no survey system for iodine nutrition in Japan.Objective: The objectives of this study is to characterize current iodine status in Japan.Methods: Since 2002 we have conducted studies on iodine nutrition in the Metropolitan area including...