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Belgian Endocrine Society 2020

Online, Online
11 Nov 2020 - 11 Nov 2020

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Early decline of androgen levels in healthy adult men: an effect of aging per se? A prospective cohort study

ea0071007 | Early decline of androgen levels in healthy adult men: an effect of aging per se? A prospective cohort study | BES2020

Early decline of androgen levels in healthy adult men: an effect of aging per se? A prospective cohort study

Thiberiu Banica , Charlotte Verroken , Tim Reyns , Ahmed Mahmoud , Guy T'Sjoen , Tom Fiers , Jean-Marc Kaufman , Bruno Lapauw

Background: Investigating longitudinal changes in serum androgen levels in healthy men in relation to (changes in) body composition, lifestyle factors and intercurrent illnesses.Methods: Longitudinal observational study. 999 healthy men aged 24–46 years of whom 691 were re-evaluated after a mean period of 12 years. Serum SHBG, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were measured using immuno-assays. Testosterone (T), ...