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Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top five news stories posted from the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, held March 17–20 in Chicago.

Healio.com/Endocrinology readers were interested in essential oils containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals, the effects of low sperm count, and much more.

Two common essential oils contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals

CHICAGO — Certain chemical components of lavender and tea tree oils have been identified as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and a new study lends further evidence to suggest that topical use in prepubescent boys may lead to the development of male prepubertal gynecomastia. Read more.

Effects of low sperm count go beyond fertility

CHICAGO — A total sperm count of less than 39 million per ejaculate may place men at increased risk for poorer metabolic, cardiovascular and bone health compared with men with higher total sperm counts, according to findings presented here. Read more.

Artificial pancreas safe, effective in young children with type 1 diabetes

CHICAGO — Children aged 7 to 13 years with type 1 diabetes who used an artificial pancreas system for 3 months experienced a reduction in HbA1c and an improvement in time to glucose values in the target range, without any episodes of severe hypoglycemia or diabetic ketoacidosis, according to study data presented here. Read more.

High-energy breakfast reduces weight, improves diabetes control

CHICAGO — A meal schedule consisting of a high-energy breakfast and lunch with a low-energy dinner yielded greater weight loss and decreases in BMI, HbA1c, overall glycemia and total daily insulin dose in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes and obesity compared with a meal schedule focused on six small meals throughout the day. Read more.

VIDEO: PCOS researchers home in on causes, mechanisms of disease

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Andrea Dunaif, MD, professor of medicine and system chief for endocrinology, diabetes and bone disease at Mt. Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York, discusses exciting advances in research into polycystic ovary syndrome, including mechanisms and developmental origins of disease. Read more.