Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Anogenital distance (AGD) is a biomarker for the prenatal hormonal environment. Scarce evidence exists regarding the effect of prenatal androgen exposure in mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on the human fetal AGD. The aim of the study was to assess the prenatal sonographic measurement of AGD in fetuses of PCO mothers vs the general population.Materials and methods: AGD was measured prospectively infetuses at 26–37 weeks of gestati...

Introduction: Two aetiologies are responsible for postpartum hypopituitarism; Sheehan’s syndrome which develops following traumatic labour, and lymphocytic hypophysitis. Since management of lymphocytic hypophysitis does not require surgery in most cases, pathology is usually absent, and the clinical presentation, in combination with laboratory and imaging characteristics establish the diagnosis. We aimed to describe the various patterns of presentation, including assistin...