A 69-year-old man presented with several months' history of progressive bladder outlet obstruction culminating in acute urinary retention. A DRE revealed a uniformly enlarged prostate gland. He had mild renal impairment with a serum urea level of 9.5 mmol/L and creatinine of 131 mmol/L. His PSA level was 19.3 ng/mL and so, after catheterization, a transrectal biopsy was taken, which revealed a small focus of carcinoma in situ. Subsequently, TURP was performed and 12 g of prostate resected; the GC patient made an uneventful recovery; his PSA level returned to normal and has remained so for 18 months.

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Thyroid hormones play a significant role in normal human body growth. Abnormalities in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels can result in pregnancy loss due to miscarriages and intrauterine death (IUD). The objective of the study was to assess the levels of association of thyroid stimulating hormone with miscarriages and IUD. The descriptive study involving 110 samples between 18-40 years of age fulfilling inclusion criteria were sampled for TSH testing (2ml blood) after attaining their written informed consent. The mean age of participants was 29.49±4.26 year. The prevalence of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism was 3.64% and 2.73%, respectively. Complications like gestational hypertension, depression and oligomenorrhea were found prevalent in these females. Majority of females were taking high/low iodine than recommended iodine level (150mcg). This work shows that there is a significant association between pregnancy loss and disturbed TSH levels among pregnant females.