introduction: many postmenopausal women who are on hormone replacement therapy discontinue medications due to vaginal bleeding. tibolone, a synthetic steroid, has minimal stimulatory effect on the endometrium. the aim of this study was to assess the effects of continuous hrt regimen and tibolone on the onset of vaginal bleeding and vaginal maturation value. materials and methods: a total of 150...

we report a case of prostatic adenocarcinoma, initially presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy, and mimicking lymphoma on flurodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (fdg pet/ct). our case suggests that in elderly men presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy, the diagnosis of metastatic prostatic carcinoma should not be overlooked even in the absence of typical ur...

different symptoms in climacteric period, includes hot flash. hormone replacement therapy (hrt) is common therapy for relief of menopausal symptoms but has possible contraindications and side effects. recently piascledine (combination of avocado oil with soybean oil) showed effects in reducing hot flash severity. present study designed to compare the effects of hrt with piascledine in treatment...

conclusions this case highlights the fact that fhr and ghd may coexist, with possible masking effect of one on the other, thereby misleading the approach, posing large impacts on therapy, which has historically been a difficult challenge in fhr patients. introduction coincided familial hypophosphatemic rickets (fhr) and hypopituitarism is a rare condition. growth hormone deficiency (ghd) evalua...