October 2024/Endocrine Reviews: The use and misuse of opioids are a growing global problem. Although the effects of these drugs on the human endocrine system have been studied for decades, attention on their related clinical consequences, particularly on the hypothalamic-pituitary system and bone health, has intensified over recent years. This Statement appraises research data related to the impact of opioids on the gonadal and adrenal function. Read the Statement.
May 2023/JCEM: This scientific statement expands the Society’s 2012 statement by focusing on endocrine disease disparities in the pediatric population and sexual and gender minority populations. Read the Statement.
June 2014/Endocrine Reviews: Despite the high prevalence of performance-enhancing drug (PED) use, media attention has focused almost entirely on PED use by elite athletes to illicitly gain a competitive advantage in sports, and not on the health risks of PEDs. Read the Statement.
April 2016/JCEM: Custom-compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (HT) has become widely used in current endocrine practice, which has led to unnecessary risks with treatment. Read the Statement.
September 2012/JCEM: Several themes emerged in the statement, including a need for basic science, population-based, translational and health services studies to explore underlying mechanisms contributing to endocrine health disparities. Read the Statement.
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