Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Micropenis represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The Diagnosis is based on the measurement of penile length. Defined by normal structure, abnormal size: -2 standard deviation (SD) below of average of age. The aim of our study is to evaluate the etiological profile and therapeutic efficacy.Patients and methods: It’s a retrospective and descriptive study including 55 childrens and adolescents with micropenis, treated with ho...

Introduction: Precocious puberty results from the premature activation of the gonadal axis. It mimics physiological pubertal development, although at an inappropriate chronological age (before 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys). It is a serious challenge with repercussions on physical and psychosocial development. We aimed to evaluate the different etiology of Precocious puberty and the effectiveness of the Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH ) agonists.<p class="abste...

Introduction: Hypothyroidism is a state of hypometabolism at the origin of numerous metabolic disturbances, including dyslipidemia, which may increase cardiovascular risk in these patients. The aim of our study is to assess the lipid profile in patients with peripheral hypothyroidism.Materials and methods: Retrospective descriptive study including 130 patients, followed at the Endocrinology-Diabetology and Nutrition Department of the University Hospital ...