Glycemic profile assessment during betamethasone administration in women with twin pregnancies after IVF with or without gestational diabetes.

Background And Aims: Betamethasone's effect on glycemia in twin pregnancies, with or without gestational diabetes mellitus, has not been adequately investigated.

Methods: We assessed the glycemic profile of 30 women with twin pregnancies after in-vitro-fertilization who were given betamethasone.

Results: The majority of women were treated eventually with insulin to maintain glycemia.

Study on the Interaction between Serum Thyrotropin and Semen Parameters in Men.

The effect of thyroid function on semen parameters has been studied in pathological conditions in small studies. With this research work, we aimed to study thyroid hormone effects on semen parameters in 130 men who were evaluated for couple subfertility. Our study was cross-sectional.

Alpha-Methyldopa May Attenuate Insulin Demand in Women with Gestational Diabetes Treated with Betamethasone.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Alpha-methyl-DOPA (αMD) is a commonly used medication for hypertension in pregnant women. This medication may be associated with alteration in insulin resistance and glucose homeostasis.

Insulin requirements during lactation in women with diabetes mellitus type 1 in comparison with pre-pregnancy levels: A 10-year retrospective study.

The metabolic profile variability of women with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) during breastfeeding, leads to a reassessment in managing glycemia, mainly to prevent hypoglycemia. In this retrospective study we assessed insulin needs, vis-à-vis breastfeeding in DM1. A 10.

Postpartum Follow-Up of Women Who Developed Subclinical Hypothyroidism during Pregnancy.

There is inconsistency in the literature regarding the management of women diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) during pregnancy in the postpartum period. The purpose of our study was to assess the need for continuation of levothyroxine (LT4) treatment after delivery. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 114 women with new-onset SCH during pregnancy and at 1-year follow-up postpartum.

Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes and Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy.

Pregnancy in women with cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is rare and requires intensive monitoring and individualized treatment due to the pathophysiologic parameters of the disease in relation to insulin therapy and special nutritional needs. We present the case of a 33-year-old primigravida woman with CFRD (ΔF508 homozygote, with mild pulmonary involvement) on insulin therapy and treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, who developed subclinical hypothyroidism during gestation. Due to the complexity of the disease, major clinical challenges were glycemic variance, hypoglycemic episodes, and difficulty in weight gaining.

SARS-CoV-2 infection and glucose homeostasis in pregnancy. What about antenatal corticosteroids?

Background And Aims: Administration of corticosteroids is common in obstetric practice. In this concise review we queried on the effects of corticosteroids in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2.

Methods: We performed a literature search on PubMed, regarding the use of corticosteroids in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2, as well as their impact on glycemia in pregnant women with or without diabetes.

Atmospheric Pollution and Thyroid Function of Pregnant Women in Athens, Greece: A Pilot Study.

Exposure to air pollution and, in particular, to nitrogen dioxide (NO) or particulate pollutants less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) or 10 μm (PM10) in diameter has been linked to thyroid (dys)function in pregnant women.

Glycemia after Betamethasone in Pregnant Women without Diabetes-Impact of Marginal Values in the 75-g OGTT.

Betamethasone (BM) administration in pregnancy has been shown to reduce the incidence and severity of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Its known diabetogenic impact, combined with placental insulin resistance, leads to a transient increase in glycemia. However, its effect on glucose homeostasis in pregnancy has not been adequately investigated.

Glycemic profile assessment during betamethasone administration in women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Aim: Betamethasone's effect on glucose homeostasis in the presence of gestational diabetes has not been adequately investigated.

Materials-methods: We assessed the glycemic profile of 99 women with gestational diabetes (52 on insulin, 47 on medical nutrition therapy) who were given betamethasone during hospitalization for at risk pregnancies.

Results: In insulin-treated women the increase in total daily insulin dose significantly linked to betamethasone dose (p = 0.

Resistant Thyrotoxicosis due to Graves' Disease in Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

The effective management of Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy is crucial for maternal and neonatal well-being. Conventional treatment of GD during pregnancy includes antithyroid drugs (ATDs) and surgery, ideally during the second trimester. We report a 27-year-old woman with GD and we present the course of GD during her three consecutive pregnancies.

Pregnancy associated breast cancer (PABC): aspects in diagnosis.

Diagnosis of a clinical entity like pregnancy associated breast cancer (PABC) is as demanding and challenging as its rarity. Increasing incidence and controversy that exists in the literature upon prognosis, tumor aggressiveness and underlying mechanisms, highlight the importance of optimizing the diagnostic strategy in women with PABC. Adjustment of standard approach for breast cancer by modifying management methods and options plays key role in decision making.

Follow-up study of Greek patients with West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease.

Objectives: To investigate the extent to which Greek patients with West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease (WNND) recovered from the initial infection in 2010, when a West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 outbreak took place.

Methods: Twenty-two patients with WNND were examined 16 months after the onset of symptoms. The physical and mental function of the 22 survivors was evaluated.