The Endocrine Society

HOUSTON — The safety and efficacy of oral octreotide appears to be on par with the currently available injectable formulation of the drug. This new delivery method may provide relief for patients with acromegaly who struggle with injections, researchers said here.

Children who were born post-term experienced insulin resistance, particularly boys who had additional features of metabolic syndrome. Researchers speculate that this insulin resistance is a preface to obesity, according to their data presented at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting and Expo.

Patients treated with the hormone relaxin after a stroke showed marked improvements in function and cognition, suggesting a new therapeutic approach in reducing disability resulting from neurovascular ischemic disease.

HOUSTON — Men with impaired glucose tolerance who participated in lifestyle modification were able to reverse hypogonadism, based on evidence from a retrospective study.

HOUSTON — Low testosterone levels predicted an increased risk for mortality, particularly in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, based on evidence from the observational ECLIPSE study.

HOUSTON — When combined and applied to the skin, testosterone and a synthetic progestin provided a successful method for suppressing sperm concentration, with minimal adverse effects. 

HOUSTON — Considering macronutrient composition and meal timing when dieting may prevent weight regain in obese patients by curbing diet-induced compensatory changes in hunger, cravings and ghrelin suppression, according to Daniela Jakubowicz, MD.

HOUSTON — Today, The Endocrine Society has issued a Statement of Principles regarding the definition of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and proposes recommendations to strengthen the ability of current screening programs to identify these chemicals. Experts also expressed concerns about exposure during developmental stages, citing these as the most detrimental.

HOUSTON — Low circulating testosterone levels in men are associated with increased vascular calcification that is not otherwise explained by age, new data suggest. However, researchers said this could be due to their co-occurrence with established cardiovascular risk factors.

HOUSTON — Children with high levels of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, a common type of phthalate, were five times more likely to develop obesity compared with children who had lower exposure to the chemical.