Reproductive outcomes after bariatric surgery in women.

The presence of obesity may significantly influence female fertility through various mechanisms. Impairment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis in obese women may induce anovulation and infertility. Obesity may have an effect on women's spontaneous and assisted conception rates, increased miscarriage rates, premature labor, stillbirth and perinatal risks, and menstrual irregularity.

The impact of thyroid autoimmunity (TPOAb) on bone density and fracture risk in postmenopausal women.

Objective: Skeletal development, linear growth, cartilage biology and bone turnover are highly dependent on the activity of thyroid hormones. Thyroid dysfunction affects the skeleton, and autoimmune thyroid disease, manifesting as a chronic inflammatory condition, may be an important contributing factor to impaired bone quality in these patients.

Materials And Methods: Measurement of TSH, FT4, TPOAb and bone mineral density and FRAX score calculations were performed in 189 postmenopausal women (110 euthyroid women and 79 women diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism) divided into subgroups according to the presence of TPOAb.

Non-functional parathyroid cyst--diagnostic pitfall: A case-report.

Introduction: Parathyroid cysts are relative rare and they may be misdiagnosed with thyroid nodules. Parathyroid cysts are characterized by elevated level of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in cystic fluid. CASE REPORT.