Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may influence hormonal shifts during pregnancy as well as contribute to postpartum depression, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Postpartum depression is a serious and common psychiatric disorder that affects up to one in five childbearing women. The cause of postpartum depression...
Small study finds 65% of patients taking teprotumumab report otologic symptoms. More patients than previously reported may experience hearing symptoms such as hearing loss or muffled hearing from a new treatment for thyroid eye disease TED), teprotumumab (Tepezza), according to a small study presented virtually at ENDO 2021. Teprotumumab, approved by the U.S. Food and...
Combination Thyroid Hormone Therapies Treat Hypothyroidism Comparable to Levothyroxine
Treatment should be individualized for common thyroid condition, researchers say Treatment of hypothyroidism, which results from an underactive thyroid gland, should be individualized and consideration should be given to alternatives to the first-line therapy, including desiccated thyroid extract and combination therapy to replace the body’s two main thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), according...
Findings suggest drug has potential to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. In adults with obesity or overweight, weekly treatment with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonist semaglutide leads to reduced excess body fat and increased lean body mass, according to an industry-sponsored study presented virtually at ENDO 2021. “Our findings suggest...
Drug Used During Pregnancy May Increase Cancer Risk in Mother’s Adult Children
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate may contribute to increasing rates of early-onset cancer, researchers say Exposure in the womb to a drug used to prevent miscarriage appears to raise the offspring’s cancer risk decades later, especially for colorectal and prostate cancers, researchers have found. They presented the results of their new study Tuesday at ENDO 2021. Some adult...
From ENDO2021: Phase 3 Trial Results Show Patient Preference for First Oral Therapy for Acromegaly
Data from a Phase 3 trial presented this week at ENDO2021 showed that octreotide capsules improved clinical symptoms and other patient-reported outcomes compared to long-acting injectable somatostatin receptor ligands (iSRLs) in patients with acromegaly. The data went on to show that 90% of patients receiving octreotide capsules elected to enroll in the open-label extension (OLE)...
Common chemical preservative alters protective pregnancy-related changes to mouse mammary gland. Low doses of propylparaben — an estrogen-like chemical used as a preservative in personal care products and foods—can alter pregnancy-related changes in the breast in ways that may reduce the normal protection against breast cancer that pregnancy hormones convey, according to a new study...
Factors Other than Gestational Weight Gain Linked to Metabolic Complications of Pregnancy
Factors other than how much weight a woman gains during pregnancy may contribute to metabolic complications such as gestational diabetes (GDM), according to a paper recently published in Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Fernanda L. Alvarado, MD, of the Mother Infant Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Mass., point out...
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