Metabolic Profile of Patients with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency.

Unlabelled: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is hypogonadism associated with amenorrhea, increased levels of gonadotropins, and hypoestrogenism. Deficiency of estrogens may contribute to higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and death. POI patients present several risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD): endothelial dysfunction, abnormal lipid profile, insulin resistance, and insulin action disturbances.

[Pitfalls in the diagnosis of hypercortisolemia].

Cushing's syndrome (CS) is relatively rare disorder affecting 2-5 per million per year, although the issue of establishing the diagnosis of CS and differential diagnosis of the disease are a significant clinical problem. CS is usually the result of excessive exogenous glucocorticoids usage (iatrogenic CS), endogenous CS can be divided into ACTH-dependent and ACTH-independent. Regardless of its etiology, the most important steps in establishing the diagnosis of CS are taking careful history and examination.