ea0037gp.08.01 | Reproduction: Male and endocrine disruptors | ECE2015
Ahern Tomas B
, Huhtaniemi Ilpo T
, Carter Emma L
, Finn Joseph D
, Pye Stephen R
, O'Neill Terence W
, Bartfai Gyorgy
, Casanueva Felipe F
, Forti Gianni
, Giwercman Aleksander
, Han Thang S
, Kula Krzysztof
, Lean Michael EJ
, Pendleton Neil
, Punab Margus
, Vanderschueren Dirk
, Wu Frederick C W
Introduction: Primary hypogonadism (PHG, testosterone <10.5 nmol/l and LH >9.5 U/l) without a recognisable cause affects ~2% of community-dwelling middle-aged and older men. We sought to identify the clinical significance of, and risk factors for, this apparently age-related hypogonadal state.Methods/design: The European Male Ageing Study (EMAS) is a prospective observational cohort survey of 3.369 community-dwelling men aged 4079 in eight ...