Dimitrios S Papadogias, Polyzois Makras, Gregory A Kaltsas, John P Monson
Until the last decade, the diagnosis of GH deficiency (GHD) in adults was only considered as a marker of hypothalamo-pituitary disease. GHD in adults is now recognized as a specific clinical syndrome associated with a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors such as altered body composition with increased body fat, insulin resistance, adverse lipid profile, reduced physical performance …
Odysseas Gregoriou,George Christodoulakos, Charalambos Siristatidis, Socrates Conidaris, Evangelia Kouskouni, George Creatsas
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) on plasma lipoprotein levels, bone mass and the endometrium. Methods: Thirty healthy women were enrolled in the study for climacteric symptoms and received a combination of 17β-estradiol and norethisterone acetate continuously for 2 years …