Endocrine Abstracts

Despite it’s believed that sexual function may improve after liver transplantation (LT), many patients complain about unsatisfactory sexual life. There are few longitudinal data on the endocrine changes which occur after liver transplantation.Aim: To evaluate erectile sexual dysfunction (ESD) prevalence and factors associated with its development, especially with relation to the status of sex steroids. Patients and Methods: 54 post-LT male patients ...

The relationship between endogenous testosterone concentrations and coronary disease in men is controversial. Recently, it was demonstrated that the glucuronide metabolite of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstane-3α, 17β-diol (3-DIOL-G), but not testosterone (T), is strongly associated to several metabolic risk factors (fat mass, insulin, HOMA index, HDL, triglycerides, ApoA1, etc.) in young and elderly men. The object of the present trial was to evaluate the plasma ...