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For older men

Low Serum Levels of DHEAS Predict Fractures in Older Men

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Inverse correlation for DHEAS levels with risk of any fracture, non-vertebral major osteoporotic fractures
For women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum

Hormonal Maintenance Tx Ups PFS in Low-Grade Serous Cancer

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Significantly longer progression-free survival in low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum
When prostate cancer recurs after surgery

Bicalutamide Improves Survival After Prostate Cancer Returns

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Fewer bicalutamide patients died of prostate cancer compared to patients taking placebo
Adjuvant endocrine therapy can reduce the likelihood that women diagnosed with certain breast cancers will experience a recurrence of their disease

Underuse, Misuse of Hormone Tx in Breast Cancer Still Occurring

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Estimated 14,630 women not given recommended therapy died from cancer recurrence from 2004-2013
Use of growth hormone in children and adolescents should be considered carefully

Guidelines Developed for Use of Growth Hormone in Children

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Guidance provided for children with idiopathic short stature, GH deficiency, primary IGF-I deficiency
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Revised guidelines update recommendations from Endocrine Society's 2008 guidelines