Arterial hypertension and metabolic profile in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Purpose: To evaluate parameters related with arterial pressure and metabolic profile in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (POS).

Methods: This monocentric study at the University Hospital Endocrinology Section included 60 women aged 18-45 years, 42 being diagnosed with POS and acting as 18 controls. All women were subjected to transvaginal ultrasound and monitored for arterial pressure for 24 h in the ambulatory (MAP).

Growth hormone secretion in response to glucagon stimulation test in healthy middle-aged men.

Objective: To investigate the growth hormone (GH) response to glucagon stimulation test (GST) in a population of healthy men over 50 years old in comparison to insulin tolerance test (ITT), analysis of the spontaneous 24-hour GH profile and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I).

Methods: 27 healthy men aged between 51 and 65 years were tested.

Results: Using non-parametric correlation analysis, a positive correlation between GH peak after GST and mean IGF-I (r = 0.