Results: 20

Tratamiento del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia con láser CO2 en pacientes de Clínica Estrella
Treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause with CO2 laser in Clinica Estrella patients

Rev. argent. cir. plást; 27 (2), 2021
El síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia se refiere a los signos y síntomas relacionados a la disminución estrogénica dando como resultado una atrofia vaginal, esto ocasiona un gran impacto negativo en las actividades cotidianas de las mujeres, existen varios tratamientos para aliviar y resolver l...

Tratamiento de hipoparatiroidismo con parathormona recombinante humana [rhPTH(1-84)]
Hypoparathyroidism treated with recombinant human parathyroid hormone [rhPTH(1-84)]

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (3), 2020
El hipoparatiroidismo (hipoPTH) es una enfermedad infrecuente caracterizada por hipocalcemia y niveles inapropiadamente bajos o ausentes de parathormona. Presentamos el caso de un hombre de 25 años, deportista de alto rendimiento, con antecedente de hipoPTH secundario a tiroidectomía total dos años an...

Personalized approach to growth hormone replacement in adults

ABSTRACT Growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in adults is well-characterized and includes abnormal body composition, reduced bone mass, an adverse cardiovascular risk profile, and impaired quality of life. In the early 1990s, it was also shown that patients with hypopituitarism without GH replacement th...

Human chorionic gonadotropin monotherapy for the treatment of hypogonadal symptoms in men with total testosterone > 300 ng/dL

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose The 2018 American Urological Association guidelines on the Evaluation and Management of Testosterone Deficiency recommended that 300 ng/dL be used as the threshold for prescribing testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). However, it is not uncommon for men to present with signs and symp...

Resolution of fatty liver disease after growth hormone replacement in a pediatric survivor of thyroid cancer

Abstract Background A rare case of primary papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and growth hormone (GH) deficiency in a pediatric patient is described. In addition, the patient developed fatty liver disease attributed to GH deficiency. Case report A 10-year-old male with a history of PTC with extension to th...

La terapia hormonal de la menopausia ¿disminuye el riesgo de enfermedades crónicas?

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
The hormonal deficit of post menopause is not only linked to the classic hot flashes, but also to a higher risk of chronic diseases. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) adequately treats climacteric symptoms and can prevent some chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) stud...

Influence of growth hormone replacement on neurological and psychomotor development. Case report

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT The height response to the use of growth hormone in short height cases has already been confirmed in the literature. The influence of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (GH-IGF1) axis components on development, function, regeneration, neuroprotection, cognition, and motor functions has been evalua...

Intensidad y evolución del síndrome climatérico y su relación con los factores de riesgo para aterosclerosis
Intensity and Evolution of the Climacteric Syndrome and Its Relation with Atherosclerosis Risk Factors

Introducción: el estudio del climaterio y la menopausia tiene gran importancia y vigencia por su morbilidad asociada. Objetivo: determinar la presencia de factores de riesgo ateroscleróticos con la intensidad y evolución del síndrome climatérico en este grupo. Métodos: estudio prospectivo y de inte...

A boy with Prader-Willi syndrome: unmasking precocious puberty during growth hormone replacement therapy

SUMMARY Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder frequently characterized by obesity, growth hormone deficiency, genital abnormalities, and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Incomplete or delayed pubertal development as well as premature adrenarche are usually found in PWS, whereas central precocio...