The Endocrine Society

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.

CHICAGO — Testicular adrenal rest tumors are commonly found in boys with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and the diagnosis is often made before adulthood, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — The negative effect of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism was reduced during a dual-hormone clamp intervention of testosterone and cortisol in young men, according to a presenter here.

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Tamara Wexler, MD, PhD, neuroendocrinologist and reproductive endocrinologist, and clinical assistant professor in the department of rehabilitation medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, reviews highlights of male reproductive endocrinology and testosterone research presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — In older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism, levothyroxine therapy increases the risk for death from any cause, according to study data presented here.

CHICAGO — Infants with a high birth weight were less likely to develop overweight or obesity in childhood if they were exclusively breast-fed for the first 6 months of life, according to study data presented here.

CHICAGO — Adults with hypothyroidism prescribed levothyroxine were more likely to experience lower health-related quality of life and increased comorbidities when compared with similar adults not prescribed thyroid hormone therapy, according to study data presented here.

CHICAGO — Metformin use during pregnancy may decrease the combine risk for late miscarriage and preterm birth compared with placebo in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — Women with infertility who have obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome had more increases in pregnancy rate per embryo transfer and cumulative pregnancy rate with low-dose liraglutide as an add-on to metformin compared with those treated with metformin alone, according to findings presented here.

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, professor of neurological surgery and professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, diabetes and clinical nutrition in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and director of the OHSU Northwest Pituitary Center, reviews research on Cushing’s disease presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.