ESPE Abstracts

Context: Skeletal dimensions vary between sexes. Men typically have broader shoulders while women have a wider pelvis. It remains unclear to what extent gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) with or without prior puberty suppression (PS) can alter these dimensions in transgender individuals.Methods: Transgender individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB) and assigned female at birth (AFAB) were included in this retrospec...

Objective: Hysterosalpingography (HSG) to assess patency of the Fallopian tubes with the use of iodinated (oil- or water-based) contrast media is a standard test during fertility work-up. An observational study found an increased risk of congenital hypothyroidism in neonates whose mothers were exposed to high amounts of oil-based contrast during HSG. Oil-based contrast contains more iodine (480mg Iodine/ml) than water-based contrast (250mg Iodine/ml). We inves...