Retrospective study on long-term effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and iron chelation therapy on glucose homeostasis and insulin secretion in female ß- thalassemia major (β-TM) patients with acquired hypogonadotropic- hypogonadism (AHH)

CONCLUSION: Deterioration of glycemia (dysglycemia) occurred in 45.4% (5/11) of thalassemic females on long-term HRT. Additional studies are needed to elucidate the validity of our preliminary observations.PMID:37539597 | PMC:PMC10440782 | DOI:10.23750/abm.v94i4.14631
Source: Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research