ESPE Abstracts

Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a condition of severe malnutrition that impacts multiple endocrine axes, including the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. Although amenorrhea is no longer required for the diagnosis of AN (DSM-5), amenorrhea continues to be common in this disorder.Objective and hypotheses: This talk will review the prevalence and consequences of HPG axis suppression and amenorrhea in adolescents with AN....

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is increasingly being used to manage moderate to severe obesity in adolescents and young adults. In addition to being our most effective strategy at this time to reduce body weight, MBS results in significant improvement of many of the metabolic complications of obesity. This includes a rapid improvement in glycemic control in those with type 2 diabetes, and an improvement in lipid profile, liver function, hypertension, obstructive sleep a...