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Relationship between sex hormone levels, bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in healthy moroccan men: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
INTRODUCTION: gonadal steroid hormones play a crucial role during skeletal growth and maturation in both men and women. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of sex hormone levels, bone mineral density and biochemical markers of bone ...
Aissam El Maataoui, Asmae Benghabrite, Abdellah El Maghraoui, Layachi Chabraoui, Zhor Ouzzif   +4 more
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Current Approaches to Support Patients to Withdraw From Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Image and performance‐enhancing drugs (IPEDs) include agents such as androgens, growth hormone, and erythropoietin, which are used to enhance appearance and physical performance. Androgens, also known as anabolic‐androgenic steroids (AAS), are the most used IPEDs worldwide.
Elizabeth Hyams, Bonnie Grant, Richard Quinton, Channa N. Jayasena   +3 more
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Glucocorticoids and HPA axis regulation in the stress–obesity connection: A comprehensive overview of biological, physiological and behavioural dimensions

Clinical Obesity, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Chronic stress, characterized by increased long‐term exposure to the glucocorticoid hormone cortisol, is increasingly linked to obesity development. Still, various knowledge gaps persist, including on underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. The aim of the current review is to provide the latest insights on the connection between stress and ...
Robin Lengton, Myrte Schoenmakers, Brenda W. J. H. Penninx, Mariëtte R. Boon, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum   +4 more
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Serum sex steroids, gonadotrophins and sex hormone-binding globulin in prostatic hyperplasia

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2008
Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) develops in elderly males when serum androgens are relatively lower than in healthy younger males, but it is not well understood whether and how sex steroids are altered in prostatic hyperplasia. It is also
Ansari Mohammad Abdul, Begum Dilruba, Islam Fakhrul   +2 more
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Water-pipe smoking and serum testosterone levels in adult males in Qatar

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019
Introduction Water-pipe (WP) smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption in the Middle-East and is rapidly spreading on a global scale.
Mahmoud Y. Haik, Anas A. Ashour, Yaman F. M. Alahmad, Fajer A. Al-Ishaq, Mona M. Saad, Maha M. Hussein, Reem S. Mubarak, Wafaa Α. Mohamed, Ala-Eddin Al Moustafa   +8 more
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Continuous Intraperitoneal Insulin Infusion for People With Type 1 Diabetes: A Literature Review and International Position Statement

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving glucose targets without hypoglycaemia is the treatment goal in type 1 diabetes. Structured education, intensified insulin injection regimens, continuous glucose monitoring, automated insulin delivery, and ongoing support from a multidisciplinary team all support people with type 1 diabetes to achieve this goal. Despite these advances,
Nick Oliver, Bernhard Gehr, Rayhan Lal, Peter R. van Dijk, Eric Renard   +4 more
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Hypercortisolism: An Under‐Recognised Pathway Linked to Multi‐System Complications

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The clinical understanding of hypercortisolism (HC) has evolved from a classic overt syndrome with florid Cushingoid features to a broader spectrum of disease that includes milder presentations, often referred to as mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS).
Hernan Daniel Sacoto, Vivian A. Fonseca
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SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (CYP11 ALPHA AND CYP17) AND SERUM SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN LEVELS IN NORMAL AND POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To examine the potential association between CYP11 alpha and CYP17 polymorphism, and serum sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels and their possible contribution to polycystic ovary syndrome. Study Design: Case control study.
Nauman Aziz, Shamaila Doggar, Amer Shoaib, Muhammad Saeed Aslam, Muhammad Omer Altaf   +4 more
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Relatively low sex hormone‐binding globulin concentration is a risk factor for hyperuricemia in middle‐aged Japanese men

Obesity Science & Practice, 2020
Summary Objective Low testosterone and hyperuricemia are associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, little is known about the nature of the relationships between serum testosterone and sex hormone‐binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations, and ...
Yuya Fujihara, Nobuya Hamanoue, Yuko Akehi, Ryoko Motonaga, Tomoko Tanaka, Chikayo Iwaya, Hiromi Yano, Makito Tanabe, Takashi Nomiyama, Toshihiko Yanase   +9 more
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Is Hypercortisolism Treatable? Which Patients Should Be Treated and How—A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To provide a practical guide on when to suspect endogenous hypercortisolism, how to use the overnight 1‐mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) for targeted case‐finding, and which patients are most likely to benefit from treatment.
Juan Pablo Frias
wiley   +1 more source