Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) may cause male infertility acting with pre-testicular, testicular and post-testicular mechanism.Aim: To evaluate the presence of male infertility and the mechanisms of sperm damage in diabetic patients in childbearing age.Patients and methods: Thirty-four patients with DM1, 55 with DM2 and 100 healthy fertile men (controls) were enrolled. Diabetic patients were further divided into three groups ...

Importance: Early-onset androgenetic alopecia (AGA) has been suggested as a phenotypic sign of the male polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-equivalent since men with this feature have a PCOS-like hormonal pattern. No study has evaluated the gonadal function of these men.Objective: To study the gonadal function of men with early-onset AGA and to identify suggestive criteria of male PCOS-equivalent.Design: This case-control study was co...