androstenedione/vomiting

BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to investigate the hypothesis that maternal androgen levels associate with nausea and vomiting in otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies. METHODS One hundred and twenty-nine women with uncomplicated pregnancies, reported nausea and vomiting in weeks 17,

BACKGROUND Hyperreactio luteinalis represents benign pregnancy-associated ovarian enlargement caused by multiple theca-lutein cysts. It is usually discovered incidentally at the time of ultrasound, cesarean section or postpartum tubal ligation with the majority of cases asymptomatic. METHODS A

OBJECTIVE To observe the therapeutic effect of modified Longdan Xiegan Decoction (LXD) on hyperandrogenism in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (POS) of stagnant fire in Gan channel type. METHODS Forty-eight patients were divided into two groups: the LXD group (25 cases) treated with LXI) for

Male pseudohermaphroditism in a 6 month old boy, due to congenital 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency, associated with atrial septal defect, is reported. At 2 weeks he required therapy for severe dehydration and projectile vomiting. The parents were first cousins and one female sibling

High-dose ketoconazole (400 mg orally three times a day) and physiologic replacement doses of glucocorticoids (hydrocortisone, 20 mg 8 AM, 10 mg 4 PM, and 8 PM) were administered to 38 patients with advanced prostatic cancer, refractory to at least initial testicular androgen deprivation. Thirty

OBJECTIVE The pathogenesis of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is probably multifactorial, involving several hormones. Androgen concentrations are reported to correlate positively with emesis gravidarum. Hypothesizing a continuum between emesis gravidarum and HG, we investigated androgen concentrations

Mifepristone (RU 486) is a compound with progesterone as well as cortisol-blocking activities. We investigated the endocrine effects of long-term therapy of 10 patients with meningiomas with 200 mg mifepristone daily for 1 yr. Most patients initially complained of nausea, vomiting, and/or tiredness.

Summary: We report the case of a 76-year-old male with a remote history of papillary thyroid cancer who developed severe paroxysmal headaches in the setting of episodic hypertension. Brain imaging revealed multiple lesions, initially of