ESPE Abstracts

Background: Outcomes related to sexual life are poorly explored in 46,XY DSD patients and most studies focus only in 46,XX DSD (CAH). In 46,XY DSD the observations of sexual outcomes are scares, but they overall indicate that the SexQoL is impaired, particularly regarding sexual function and sexual satisfaction.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate sexual outcomes in a cohort of patients with 46,XY in adulthood and compare these observations with the res...

Background: Congenital GH deficiency (GHD) can be isolated (IGHD) or combined with other pituitary hormone deficiencies (CPHD). The identification of mutations has clinical implications for the management of patients and genetic counseling1.Objective: To prospectively conduct a molecular-genetic analysis in genes associated with IGHD or CPHD.Method: Forty patients with IGHD (n=8) or CPHD (n=32) were stu...