Comparison between different mathematical methods to calcolate insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Validita’ clinica dei marker ossei.

La somministrazione di amphotericina B per via endoarteriosa rappresenta una valida e sicura terapia della mucormicosi

Comparison of the effects of metformin and rosiglitazone in anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Correlazione fra deficit di vit.D monoidrossilata e danno epatico in soggetti talassemici adulti

Pathogenesis and treatment of hirsutism in late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Late-onset or nonclassic hyperandrogenic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an attenuated deficiency of 21-hydroxylase, 3β-ol-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase or 11β-hydroxylase which presents during childhood or adolescence and leads to an increased secretion of adrenal androgens. Many reviews of the genetic or hormonal characteristics of these syndromes have been published, but relatively little attention has been paid to the pathogenesis and treatment of hirsutism which, in most young women, is the main complaint. In fact, it is generally assumed that the hirsutism is strictly related to the increased secretion of adrenal androgens and that glucocorticoids are the treatment of choice. H…