Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Obesity is a risk factor for hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in men. Increase in body weight was found to be associated with decrease testosterone level and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) level. The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in testosterone levels in extremely obese men after bariatric surgery.Methods: This is a prospective study including 29 morbidly obese men undergoing bariatric surgery. Main outcomes were changes in ...