Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Transgender women on hormones have elevated breast cancer risk

20th May 2019
Transgender women on gender-affirming hormone treatment are at increased risk of breast cancer compared with cisgender men,…
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What this head and a James Bond henchman have in common

15th May 2019
When a man presented to an Italian endocrinology clinic with this brainy-looking scalp, it turned out to be a sign of a much…
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Man develops kidney failure after taking too much vitamin D

10th April 2019
A man developed kidney failure after taking up to 12 times the daily recommended dose of vitamin D on the advice of a…
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Too much vit D: Man develops kidney failure after taking naturopath's advice

9th April 2019
A man developed kidney failure after taking up to 12 times the daily recommended dose of vitamin D on the advice of a…
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Know your treatment options for HCV

5th June 2019
Promoted This content has been produced by Gilead     Around 200,000 Australians are still living with chronic…
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Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Skip levothyroxine in pregnant euthyroid women with thyroid antibodies

3rd April 2019
Levothyroxine before and during pregnancy does not improve the odds of a live birth in women with normal thyroid function…
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CPD How to Treat

The short child

29th March 2019
Read this How to Treat article and take the quiz to earn 2 RACGP QI&CPD points or 1 ACRRM point.
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Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Does metformin benefit pregnant women with PCOS?

26th March 2019
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, but no diagnosed diabetes, are less likely to have a late miscarriage or preterm birth…
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