| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
| ART | Assisted Reproductive Technique |
| AMH | Anti-Müllerian Hormone |
| AFC | Antral Follicle Count |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| BTH | Beta-Thalassemia |
| BME | Bone Marrow Expansion |
| BMD | Bone Mineral Density |
| CTX | C-terminal Telopeptide |
| DXA | Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| EH | Extra-Medullary Haematopoiesis |
| ED | Endocrine Diseases |
| FT4 | Free Levothyroxine |
| FSH | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| GH | Growth Hormone |
| GHRH | GH Releasing Hormone |
| IGF1 | Insulin-like Growth Factor |
| IO | Iron Overload |
| IGT | Impaired Glucose Tolerance |
| IGF | Impaired Fasting Glucose |
| ICET-A | International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescence Medicine |
| Hb | Haemoglobin |
| LIC | Liver Iron Concentration |
| LH | Luteinizing Hormone |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NGS | Next-Generation Sequencing |
| OGTT | Oral Glucose Tolerance Test |
| OPG | Osteoprotegerin |
| OP | Osteoporosis |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| RANKL | Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa-Β Ligand |
| TT | Testicular Tissue |
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
| TS | Transferrin Saturation |
| TBD | Thalassemia Bone Disease |
| TED | Thalassemic Endocrine Disease |
| TBS | Trabecular Bone Score |
| TA-CVS | Transabdominal Chorionic Villus Sampling |
| TT | Testicular Tissue |
| VDD | Vitamin D Deficiency |
| VF | Vertebral Fracture |
| y | Years |