Hormone Therapy News

Assessing sex hormone levels could help identify people who are at an increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to research published in Heart Rhythm.

Very young children who are born small for gestational age and have poor growth during their first years of life could benefit from growth hormone treatment, according to research published in The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The Androgen Study Group submitted a formal request to the Journal Oversight Committee for investigation of the Journal of the American Medical Association due to its acceptance of Vigen and colleagues’ study that called into question the cardiovascular safety of testosterone.

Exposure to pharmacologic sex hormones in utero could increase the likelihood of childhood obesity, according to research published in Obesity.

With recent research suggesting cardiovascular risks with testosterone treatment, the debate continues among experts in the field as to the validity of the claims and the true risk–benefit analysis of treatment with the sex hormone.

Early initiation of menopausal hormone therapy improved some markers of CVD, but had no effect on the progression of atherosclerosis 4 years, according to new data from the KEEPS study.

The need for a “hand-in-glove” integration of endocrinology and endocrine surgery was a key lesson learned at this year’s American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress, and this lesson will continue to be strategic for AACE over the next few years, according to R. Mack Harrell, MD, the Association’s current president.

Decreased estradiol levels could be partially responsible for reduced blood hemoglobin in healthy elderly men, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Patients with HIV who were treated with tesamorelin for 6 months showed decreased amounts of visceral and liver fat, according to new research data.

Certain hormonal contraceptive methods could put women at greater risk for gestational diabetes when they become pregnant, according to research published in Preventing Chronic Disease.