Publications by authors named "Mona Karem Amin"
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- Most studies on carbimazole-induced testicular injury have been conducted on healthy animals, limiting their relevance to humans.
- Metformin was tested alongside carbimazole in a rat study to assess its effects on testicular health and thyroid function, showing that higher doses of Metformin helped improve various testicular functions.
- The findings suggest that Metformin can provide protective benefits to testicular health in conditions with thyroid issues, indicating a need for further research on this relationship in diabetic patients.
Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing worldwide. This may explain the emergence of nonalcoholic fatty liver as the leading cause of liver disease. Several previous studies have addressed the association between thyroid function and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the BMI among children with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) and Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS) and its correlation to ghrelin, Growth Hormone (GH), and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) levels.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study in which 42 patients attending the Pediatric endocrine clinic were enrolled, allocated into two groups: group I: GHD children; group II: ISS children. Ghrelin, IGF-1 and GH in both groups were measured.
Expressed Breast Milk Contamination in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Pediatric Health Med Ther
June 2021
Background: The health benefits of breastfeeding are well known. However, some ill babies including those admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) cannot be directly breastfed. In this situation, expressed breast milk (EBM) can be used.
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