Publications by authors named "Maria E Estario"
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- Excessive androgen levels in postmenopausal women are often due to hormonal imbalances, primarily a rapid decline in estrogen and a slower decrease in androgens, alongside lower levels of sex hormone-binding globulin.
- *Hyperandrogenism poses risks such as increased cardiovascular issues, gynecological cancers, and negative effects on women's emotional health, making proper evaluation essential for treatment.
- *Common symptoms women may experience include facial hair growth and hair loss; sudden onset or severe symptoms warrant further investigation for potential tumors, with diagnosis assisted by medical history, testosterone level testing, and imaging studies.
Insulin autoimmune syndrome or Hirata's disease is a rare condition characterized by hypoglycemia associated with endogenous autoimmune hyperinsulinism. This report concerns the case of a 28-year-old Latin American woman with Graves' disease who developed insulin autoimmune syndrome and then subsequently became pregnant. She displayed symptoms related to severe hypoglycemia due to hyperinsulinemia, elevated C-peptide, and anti-insulin antibodies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Update on endocrinology: management of prolactinomas during pregnancy].
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
October 2016
Unlabelled: The prolactinomas are the most common functioning pituitary tumors. The hyperprolactinemia is associated with anovulation and infertility.
Objectives: a) describe the relationship between hyperprolactinemia and fertility, b) review the results of the use of dopamine agonists during pregnancy and embryo-fetal development and c) review the therapeutic management in micro and macroprolactinomas during pregnancy.
[Pituitary tumors: 10 years of experience].
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
December 2015
Introduction: Pituitary tumors comprise a quarter of the intracranial neoplasms and the adenomas represent the highest percentage of them. They are benign, but they can be invasive and they have an impact in morbidity and mortality.
Objective: To analyze the clinical features of pituitary adenomas tumors, and create a computerized registry to improve strategies for diagnosis and monitoring of these patients.