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ea0029p1031 | Male Reproduction | ICEECE2012

Decreased osteoprotegerin levels during testosterone therapy in ageing men were associated with changed distribution of regional fat

Glintborg D. , Frederiksen L. , Hougaard D. , Brixen K. , Rasmussen L. , Andersen M.

Objective: The cardiovascular effects of testosterone treatment are debated. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is an independent marker of cardiovascular risk. We investigated the effect of testosterone therapy on OPG levels in ageing men with low normal bioavailable testosterone levels.Design: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of six months testosterone therapy (gel) in 38 men aged 6078 years with bioavailable testosterone <7.3 nmol/l...

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ea0026p120 | Female reproduction | ECE2011

Smoking is associated with increased adrenal responsiveness, decreased prolactin levels and a more adverse lipid profile in 650 Caucasian patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Glintborg D , Mumm H , Hougaard D M , Ravn P , Andersen M

Objective: Smoking may be associated with changes in metabolic risk factors and sex hormones in PCOS.Design: Retrospective trans-sectional study.Patients: Six hundred and fifty caucasian premenopausal women with the diagnoses hirsutism or PCOS were divided according to smoking status: Non-smokers (NS-PCOS=390) and smokers (S-PCOS=260). 119 healthy women were studied as controls (NS-Control=105, S-Control=14)....

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Decreased osteoprotegerin levels during testosterone therapy in ageing men were associated with changed distribution of regional fat

Smoking is associated with increased adrenal responsiveness, decreased prolactin levels and a more adverse lipid profile in 650 Caucasian patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

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