salivary gland involvement is one of the radioiodine therapy complications. salivary gland scintigraphy in quantitative mode can accurately evaluate salivary gland function. methods: salivary gland scintigraphy was performed with tc-99m pertechnetate, at the time of iodine therapy as a basic study and then 3 weeks and 3 months afterwards. ejection fraction (ef) of parotid and submandibular glan...

Objectives: To determine the frequency of thyroid dysfunction in chronic kidney disease patients.
 Methods: It was a Cross-sectional Study at department Medicine, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Duration study from 20th October 2018 to 19th April 2019. 72 patients with disease, 20 60 years age and both genders were included. Patients known disorders or taking medication that can aff...

The current review is informed about the effectiveness of plant-derived functional components that aids in regulation and health endocrine glands. glands include thyroid, adrenal, hypothalamus, pituitary pineal, ovaries testes play vital functions our body such as growth development, metabolism, mood reproduction controlled by hormones. abnormalities are formed various disorders, some major dis...

Background. About 10% of pregnancies are complicated by previously unknown impairment of glucose metabolism, which is defined as gestational diabetes. There are little data available on prevalence of thyroid disorders in patients affected by gestational diabetes, and about their postgestational thyroid function and autoimmunity. We therefore investigated pancreatic and thyroid autoimmunity in g...

Introduction A endocrine disorders most commonly encountered in the pediatric age group, disorders of the thyroid gland are most frequent with hypothyroidism being the commonest. Goiter (thyromegaly) with or without alterations in thyroid function is not uncommon but hyperthyroidism is less frequent. The most pronounced effect of thyroid dysfunction in this age group is on growth and developmen...

Introduction. Selenium is a micronutrient embedded in several proteins. In adults, the thyroid is the organ with the highest amount of selenium per gram of tissue. Selenium levels in the body depend on the characteristics of the population and its diet, geographic area, and soil composition. In the thyroid, selenium is required for the antioxidant function and for the metabolism of thyroid horm...

A variety of endocrine disorders complicate pregnancy. Diabetes is reported with increasing prevalence in general and young people particular, which has led to increase the number Pregnancies complicated diabetes. Thyroid are one among common problems pregnant women. The present study was done find out if there a relationship between occurrence these two rate preterm delivery increased GDM case...