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ey0016.7-9 | Environmental Factors and Puberty | ESPEYB16

7.9. Age at menarche and blood pressure in pregnancy

CJ Petry , KK Ong , IA Hughes , CL Acerini , DB Dunger

To read the full abstract: Pregnancy Hypertens. 2019 Jan;15:134–140.This observational cohort study highlights the negative association between age at menarche and blood pressure in pregnancy, and the probable relationship with BMI and insulin resistance.Age at menarche (AAM) is influenced by genetic and environmental determinants (1). Given that some...

ey0016.13-9 | Endocrinology: Disorders of Sexual Development | ESPEYB16

13.9. Incidence of disorders of sexual development in neonates in Ghana: prospective study

E Ameyaw , SB Asafo-Agyei , IA Hughes , M Zacharin , JP Chanoine

Arch Dis Child 2019;104:636–638. DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-316986• Prospective cohort study of 9255 neonates at a tertiary care center in Ghana to determine the incidence of disorders of sexual development (DSD) using physical examination, ultrasound and 17-hydroxyprogesterone measurements.• The estimated incidence of a DSD was 28/10,00...