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Up to Half of Childhood Cancer Survivors Will Develop Hormone Disorders

Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guideline offers screening, treatment recommendations The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine disorders that affect a significant portion of childhood cancer survivors in the United States today. The guideline, titled “Hypothalamic-Pituitary and Growth Disorders in Survivors of Childhood...
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Metabolic Syndrome Modifies Testosterone, Mortality Link in Older Men

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) modifies the association between testosterone and mortality in older men, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Marianne Canonico, PhD, of the Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, INSERM, in Versailles, France, point out that there have...
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Binge Drinking during Youth May Impact Future Offspring

Rat model finds parent’s alcohol exposure limits offspring’s growth, alters play behavior A rat model found preconception binge drinking may have negative consequences on future offspring’s growth, social interactions and pubertal development, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Binge drinking during adolescent development can have long-lasting effects in...
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Thyroid Dysfunction May Lead to Diabetes during Pregnancy

Research supports thyroid screenings during early to mid-pregnancy Women with thyroid dysfunction in the first half of pregnancy face an increased risk for gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that is typically diagnosed during the second trimester, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Thyroid dysfunction is common...
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Case of the Month: Testosterone Therapy in Men with Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Educational Activity

This issue highlights a case from a free online educational activity for the Testosterone Therapy in Men with Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Test your clinical knowledge with more cases by enrolling in this activity. Clinical Vignette A 58-year-old moderately obese man is concerned that his erections are weak and insufficient to have...
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Q&A: Shalender Bhasin, MD

Bhasin, Shalender Endocrine News talks with Shalender Bhasin, MD, chair of the task force that created the latest Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on testosterone treatment. He discusses why it was important for the Society to update such a guideline now and why he thinks it will improve the care these patients receive in the future. In...
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Researchers Compare Health Status, Rates of Cardiometabolic Disease Between Transgender Adults and Cisgender Adults

Significant differences in health status and cardiometabolic health exist between transgender adults and cisgender adults in the United States, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Natalie J. Nokoff, MD, of the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, point out that 0.5 percent...