ESPE Abstracts

Background: Currently, only two centers for diagnosis and treatment of growth disorders are operating in the Western and Eastern parts of Bulgaria. About 200 children are currently GH treated while at least as many children with growth disorders from mostly Central Northern and Southern Bulgaria are presumably not diagnosed. Thus inequalities in children's access to health care are created. In order to correct this and to quickly align practices between ex...

Introduction: Premature ovarian failure (POF) is defined as a heterogeneous disease leading to amenorrhea and ovarian failure before the age of 40 years. It is found in 1-3% of women of reproductive age, with some negative consequences such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and sexual dysfunction. Triple X syndrome is characterized by POF with primary or secondary amenorrhea, tall stature, large feet. Girls with triple X syndrome show accelerated growth ...

Pediatric overweight and obesity are also an issue in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Body Mass Index (BMI) is an accurate and widely used clinical method for assessing childhood obesity.Objective: To analyze the BMI-standard deviation scores (SDS) in Bulgarian children and adolescents with T1D and its relationship with age, gender, type of insulin treatment, and HbAlc.Materials and Met...