Age and the metabolic syndrome affect salivary Cortisol rhythm: data from a community sampleHormones - Tập 14 - Trang 392-398 - 2015
Filippo Ceccato, Mattia Barbot, Marialuisa Zilio, Sergio Ferasin, Paola De Lazzari, Laura Lizzul, Marco Boscaro, Carla Scaroni
Measurement of Cortisol levels in saliva is a marker of free hormone. How salivary Cortisol rhythm is affected by age, gender, the metabolic syndrome and estrogen-progestin therapy was evaluated in a community sample of adults. One hundred twenty volunteers recruited from the Hospital staff and family members of the Endocrinology Unit were instructed to collect 7 salivary samples: the first on awa...... hiện toàn bộ
An acromegaly case treated with clomiphene citrate: add-on treatment in primary medical therapyHormones - Tập 22 - Trang 139-142 - 2022
Esma Pehlivan Koroglu, Utku Erdem Soyaltin, Sena Yeral, Banu Sarer Yurekli
Acromegaly is a disease with various comorbidities and hypogonadism is a common comorbidity in patients with acromegaly. Herein, we aim to present our experience with clomiphene citrate in a patient with acromegaly accompanied by hypogonadism, who declined surgery. A 40-year-old male patient with impaired fasting glucose, hyperlipidemia, and psychosis and who complained of increasing tongue growth...... hiện toàn bộ
Medical therapy for non-functioning pituitary tumors—a critical approachHormones - Tập 18 - Trang 117-126 - 2018
Metaxia Tampourlou, Olga Karapanou, Dimitra A. Vassiliadi, Stylianos Tsagarakis
Non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the second most common variant of pituitary tumors. When symptomatic, primary therapy is surgery. Recurrence rates are high. Since many NFPAs express dopamine and somatostatin receptors, medical therapy has been used after surgery in order to prevent recurrence. So far, dopamine agonists have been more widely tested with some promise when introduced i...... hiện toàn bộ
Energy deficiency, menstrual disorders, and low bone mineral density in female athletes: a systematic reviewHormones - Tập 20 - Trang 439-448 - 2021
Nikitas S. Skarakis, George Mastorakos, Neoklis Georgopoulos, Dimitrios G. Goulis
Low energy availability (LEA) may lead to menstrual disorders and low bone mineral density, predisposing to the female athlete triad. The primary aim of the present review was to systematically investigate the impact of chronic strenuous exercise on the energy status of professional female athletes compared to sedentary, recreationally active controls as concerns their menstrual status and bone mi...... hiện toàn bộ
Improving management of severe hypoparathyroidism: a case seriesHormones - Tập 21 - Trang 71-77 - 2021
Beatriz Ugalde-Abiega, Cristina Lamas Oliveira, José Joaquín Alfaro Martínez, Olalla Meizoso-Pita, Cristina Sevillano Collantes, Inés Gomez García, Ana Perez Rodríguez, Isabel Huguet
Hypoparathyroidism is considered a rare endocrine disease. Despite being a deficiency of parathyroid hormone, the standard therapy is based on oral calcium and active vitamin D supplementation. This approach provides satisfactory management in most cases but may be inadequate for patients in the most complex spectrum of the disease. Other therapies are being explored, and among them, the use of re...... hiện toàn bộ
Combined therapy with L-Thyroxine and L-Triiodothyronine compared to L-Thyroxine alone in the treatment of primary hypothyroidismHormones - Tập 9 - Trang 245-252 - 2010
Valentine V. Fadeyev, Tatyana B. Morgunova, Galina A. Melnichenko, Ivan I. Dedov
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare various parameters in patients with hypothyroidism receiving either monotherapy with L-Thyroxine (L-T4) or combination therapy with L-T4 and L-Triiodothyronine (L-T3). DESIGN: We conducted a randomized, controlled trial in 36 premenopausal women with hypothyroidism. The patients were divided into two groups: Group A (n=20) received only L-T4, w...... hiện toàn bộ