ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.7-4 | Gonadal Function and Fertility Issues in Childhood Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB20

7.4. Reduced-intensity conditioning mitigates risk for primary ovarian insufficiency but does not decrease risk for infertility in pediatric and young adult survivors of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

JD Bender , H Oquendo-Del Toro , J Benoit , JC Howell , P Badia , SM Davies , MS Grimley , S Jodele , C Phillips , K Burns , R Marsh , A Nelson , G Wallace , CE Dandoy , A Pate , AC Strine , O Frias , L Breech , SR Rose , H Hoefgen , P Khandelwal , KC Myers

Brief summary: This single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study compared the prevalence of gonadal insufficiency and infertility among 58 pubertal, post pubertal and young adult survivors of hematopoietic stem cell Transplantation (HSCT), treated with conditioning regimens of different intensity.Gonadal insufficiency or infertility affects almost all HSCT survivors who received a myeloablative conditioning (MAC) regimen. In recent years, reduced-...

ey0021.8-12 | Clinical Trials – New Treatments | ESPEYB21

8.12. Ultradian hydrocortisone replacement alters neuronal processing, emotional ambiguity, affect and fatigue in adrenal insufficiency: the PULSES trial

G Russell , K Kalafatakis , C Durant , N Marchant , J Thakrar , R Thirard , J King , J Bowles , T Upton , NJ Thai , JCW Brooks , A Wilson , K Phillips , S Ferguson , M Grabski , CA Rogers , T Lampros , S Wilson , C Harmer , M Munafo , SL Lightman

Brief Summary: This 6-week randomized, crossover, double blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trial assessed the effect of subcutaneous pump hydrocortisone on the quality of life, mood, functional neuroimaging, behavioral/cognitive responses, sleep and metabolism in adults with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) compared to standard therapy.Comment: Adrenal glucocorticoid secretion is characterized by a complex diurnal variation, formed by changes in p...