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Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
30538
World Ranking
17390
National Ranking
241

Overview

Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale is affiliated with the University of Alcalá in Spain. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics within medicine, with a particular focus on endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and reproductive health. They have contributed significantly to studies in subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within this broad domain, their key subfields of research are:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Their work focuses on several main topics, such as:

  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

Frequent co-authors of Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale include:

  • Marta Araujo-Castro
  • Manuel Luque-Ramírez
  • A.E. Ortiz-Flores
  • Eider Pascual-Corrales
  • Lía Nattero-Chávez

The scientist has published numerous articles in various venues, with the most prolific being Medicine - Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado, where they have 45 publications. Other frequent publication venues include:

  • Endocrine
  • Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine

Selected recent papers by Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • "PCOS during the menopausal transition and after menopause: a systematic review and meta-analysis", 2023, Human Reproduction Update
  • "Fertility and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Following Bariatric Surgery", 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Postoperative management of patients with pituitary tumors submitted to pituitary surgery. Experience of a Spanish Pituitary Tumor Center of Excellence", 2020, Endocrine
  • "Prevalence of PCOS and related hyperandrogenic traits in premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis", 2022, Human Reproduction Update
  • "Urine steroid profile as a new promising tool for the evaluation of adrenal tumors. Literature review", 2020, Endocrine

Best Publications

  • Position statement: Criteria for defining polycystic ovary syndrome as a predominantly hyperandrogenic syndrome: An androgen excess society guideline

    Ricardo Azziz;Enrico Carmina;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

  • The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report

    Ricardo Azziz;Enrico Carmina;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

  • A prospective study of the prevalence of the polycystic ovary syndrome in unselected Caucasian women from Spain.

    Miryam Asunción;Rosa M. Calvo;José L. San Millán;José Sancho

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome: definition, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment

    Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

  • Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women with the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Consensus Statement by the Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (AE-PCOS) Society

    Robert A. Wild;Enrico Carmina;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Anuja Dokras

  • The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology

    Gerard Conway;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Héctor F Escobar-Morreale

  • The molecular-genetic basis of functional hyperandrogenism and the polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Héctor F Escobar-Morreale;Manuel Luque-Ramírez;José L San Millán

  • Definition and significance of polycystic ovarian morphology: a task force report from the Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society

    Didier Dewailly;Marla E Lujan;Enrico Carmina;Marcelle I Cedars

  • Circulating markers of oxidative stress and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Mora Murri;Manuel Luque-Ramírez;María Insenser;Miriam Ojeda-Ojeda

  • Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of hirsutism: a consensus statement by the Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society

    H.F. Escobar-Morreale;E. Carmina;D. Dewailly;A. Gambineri

  • Circulating inflammatory markers in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and metaanalysis

    Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale;Manuel Luque-Ramírez;Frank González

  • The polycystic ovary syndrome associated with morbid obesity may resolve after weight loss induced by bariatric surgery.

    Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale;José I. Botella-Carretero;Francisco Álvarez-Blasco;José Sancho

  • Abdominal adiposity and the polycystic ovary syndrome

    Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale;José L. San Millán

  • Prevalence and characteristics of the polycystic ovary syndrome in overweight and obese women.

    Francisco Álvarez-Blasco;José I. Botella-Carretero;José L. San Millán;Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

  • Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the metabolic syndrome in morbid obesity

    José I. Botella-Carretero;Francisco Alvarez-Blasco;Juan J. Villafruela;José A. Balsa

  • Replacement therapy for hypothyroidism with thyroxine alone does not ensure euthyroidism in all tissues, as studied in thyroidectomized rats.

    H F Escobar-Morreale;M J Obregón;F Escobar del Rey;G Morreale de Escobar

  • Only the Combined Treatment with Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine Ensures Euthyroidism in All Tissues of the Thyroidectomized Rat

    H F Escobar-Morreale;F E del Rey;M J Obregón;G M de Escobar

  • Serum interleukin-18 concentrations are increased in the polycystic ovary syndrome: relationship to insulin resistance and to obesity.

    Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale;José I. Botella-Carretero;Gemma Villuendas;José Sancho

  • Adiponectin and resistin in PCOS: a clinical, biochemical and molecular genetic study

    H.F. Escobar-Morreale;G. Villuendas;J.I. Botella-Carretero;F. Álvarez-Blasco

  • Reproductive outcome of women with 21 -hydroxylase-deficient nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia

    C. Moran;R. Azziz;N. Weintrob;S. F. Witchel

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo Azziz
Ricardo Azziz University of Alabama at Birmingham
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Robert J. Norman
Robert J. Norman University of Adelaide
Renato Pasquali
Renato Pasquali University of Bologna
Richard S. Legro
Richard S. Legro Pennsylvania State University
Francisco J. Tinahones
Francisco J. Tinahones University of Malaga
Wifredo Ricart
Wifredo Ricart Instituto de Salud Carlos III
José Manuel Fernández-Real
José Manuel Fernández-Real University of Girona
Rafael Simó
Rafael Simó Autonomous University of Barcelona
Berenice B. Mendonca
Berenice B. Mendonca Universidade de São Paulo

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