ESPE Abstracts

Background: Levothyroxine monotherapy is the treatment of choice for congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Recently, it was reported that levothyroxine monotherapy cannot guarantee euthyroidism in all athyreotic adult patients. A more physiological treatment than levothyroxine monotherapy was suggested to be required in some patients with hypothyroidism.Objective and hypotheses: To elucidate whether levothyroxine monotherapy is appropriate for all children wit...

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) can be categorized into two types: transient CH (group T) and permanent CH (group P). Several studies have recently demonstrated that the levothyroxine (LT4) dosage is useful for predicting LT4 requirement; however, none of the studies followed up their patients to puberty.Objective: To determine the cutoff value for the LT4 dosage as a predictor of LT4 requirement after puberty...

Background: While existing guidelines recommend long-term follow-up of childhood cancer survivors (CCS), their fertility has not been clarified in Japan.Objective and hypotheses: To address this issue, we organized a working panel to compile evidence from CCSs. The team consisted of various medical specialists in foundation hospitals.Method: We had conducted the questionnaire surveys targeting pediatric endocrinologists regarding r...