Prevalence of hypogonadism in young obese males
| Autor: | Rajeev Pakhetra, Anup Halappanavar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Serum testosterone
Isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Male medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Hypogonadism Research General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Severe obesity medicine.disease Obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Ageing Internal medicine medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Clin Med (Lond) |
| ISSN: | 1473-4893 |
| Popis: | Ageing, obesity and chronic illness are major factors affecting serum testosterone (T) levels in men. The magnitude of the impact of ageing on serum T levels is well established; for obesity this is less clear.[1–4][1] Severe obesity may lead to isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). |
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