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Use of an aromatase inhibitor in combination with growth hormone seems effective for optimizing height in 11β-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Aromatase Inhibitor + Growth Hormone Can Optimize Height

Report is 2nd case of aromatase inhibitor use in 11β-hydroxylase-deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia
For HIV-infected women

Anti-Müllerian Hormone Predicts Menopause in Women With HIV

Higher anti-müllerian hormone level at age 40 years linked to later age at final menstrual period
Blood levels of ghrelin may be a predictor of executive function impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Ghrelin May Predict Cognitive Impairment

Findings among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
Obese adolescents may have lower levels of the hormone spexin than normal-weight adolescents

Low Levels of Hormone Associated With Teen Obesity

Teens with the lowest levels of spexin more than five times as likely to be obese
The Endocrine Society has issued new guidelines intended to increase screening for primary aldosteronism. The Clinical Practice Guideline was published online March 2 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Updated Recs Aim to Expand Primary Aldosteronism Screening

Revised guidelines update recommendations from Endocrine Society's 2008 guidelines
Switching to chemical-free cosmetics and shampoos quickly lowers levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the bodies of teen girls

Chemical Exposure Down With Switch in Cosmetics Among Teens

Chemical levels drop in teens after trying products without phthalates, parabens, triclosan, oxybenzone
Acute ozone exposure increases stress hormones and causes alterations in peripheral lipid metabolism in humans

Acute Ozone Exposure Ups Stress Hormone in Humans

Increased stress hormones, alterations in lipid metabolites are similar to changes seen in rodents
Exposure to opioids is associated with increased likelihood of low testosterone levels

Opioid Exposure Tied to Higher Odds of Low Testosterone Levels

Increased odds of low testosterone with exposure; increased odds with increasing age, comorbidities
Having high testosterone along with high estradiol levels is associated with an elevated risk of incident fibroids during midlife in women

High T, Estradiol Increases Risk of Incident Fibroid Development

Opposite effect seen with high T, estradiol on the risk of recurrent fibroids
Older women with osteoporosis may benefit from a few years on growth hormone

Growth Hormone May Benefit Bone Health in Older Women

But researcher says high cost, need to get shots in clinics make it an unlikely osteoporosis treatment