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ea0020p562 | Neuroendocrinology, Pituitary and Behaviour | ECE2009

Heart rate variability of young men with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Deniz Ferhat , Ermis Necip , Kepez Alper , Kara Batuhan , Omer Azal

Objective: There is little data available regarding the effects of male sex hormones on cardiac autonomic function. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between male sex steroids and cardiac autonomic function by comparing heart rate variability (HRV) parameters of young male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism patients to those of healthy controls.Design: The study consisted of 22 male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism patients (mean age 20.8&#177...