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Role of androgen and gonadotrophins in the development and function of the Sertoli cells and Leydig cells: data from mutant and genetically modified mice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Development and maintenance of the male phenotype and establishment of fertility are all dependent upon the activity of the Sertoli cells and Leydig cells of the testis.
Abel, M.H.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Male hypogonadism. Part I: Epidemiology of hypogonadism [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Impotence Research, 2005
Male hypogonadism is a frequent and potentially undertreated condition. A number of longitudinal epidemiologic studies, including the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, the New Mexico Aging Process Study, and the Massachusetts Male Aging Study, have demonstrated age-related increases in the likelihood of developing hypogonadism.
openaire   +2 more sources

Androgens and Hypertension in Men and Women: a Unifying View. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This review was designed to revaluate the androgen role on the mechanisms of hypertension and cardiovascular risks in both men and women. Sex steroids are involved in the regulation of blood pressure, but pathophysiological mechanism is not well ...
Carmina, E. 4.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A Current Perspective on Delayed Puberty and Its Management

open access: yesJCRPE
Delayed puberty is defined as the lack of development of secondary sex characteristics in childhood. Based on a review of the literature, delayed puberty can be divided into three main categories: (i) hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (congenital and ...
Ayhan Abacı, Özge Besci
doaj   +1 more source

Usefulness of calcaneal quantitative ultrasound stiffness for the evaluation of bone health in HIV-1-infected subjects: Comparison with dual X-ray absorptiometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives: With the development of effective treatments and the resulting increase in life expectancy, bone mineral density (BMD) alteration has emerged as an important comorbidity in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals. The
Cacciatore, Francesco   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Male hypogonadism with its systemic complications

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
Introduction and purpose: Total lack of testosterone or its level lower than 9-12 mmol/L (250-350 ng/dL) of serum in men is called hypogonadism. Due to the importance of testosterone in male body, hypogonadism usually causes a variety of symptoms, mostly
Sylwiusz Niedobylski   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical presentation, management and follow-up of 83 patients with Leydig cell tumors of the testis: a prospective case-cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
LCTs are more frequent than generally believed, are associated with male infertility, cryptorchidism and gynecomastia, and should be treated conservatively (in compliant patients) with active surveillance, which appears to be a safe alternative to ...
Cantisani, Vito   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of testosterone deficiency (hypogonadism) in male patients with diabetes mellitus (Draft)

open access: yesСахарный диабет, 2017
Hypogonadism in male patients is defined as a decrease in the serum testosterone level; it is associated with specific symptoms and/or signs (see the detailed description below). It is a common complication in diabetes mellitus.
Galina Afanas'evna Melnichenko   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling a New Link: Cholesterol Deficiency in Smith–Lemli–Opitz and Niemann–Pick C as a Driver of Ciliopathies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ciliopathies are a group of genetic disorders caused by defective function of either the primary cilia (a large number) or the motile cilia (a much smaller number). These have been defined as diseases with mutations in genes encoding individual ciliary or cilia‐associated proteins.
Robert P. Erickson   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic status and hypogonadism in human immunodeficiency virus-infected males

open access: yesIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017
Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of hypogonadism in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected males and to study its relation to age, CD4 count, body mass index (BMI), duration of highly active antiretroviral ...
Sarita Bajaj   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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