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ea0029oc11.5 | Thyroid Clinical 2 | ICEECE2012

Thyroid hormones and male sexual function

Corona G. , Frederick W. , Forti G. , Lee D. , O'Connor D. , O'Neill T. , Pendleton N. , Bartfai G. , Boonen S. , Casanueva F. , Finn J. , Giwercman A. , Thang H. , Huhtaniemi I. , Kula K. , Lean M. , Punab M. , Vanderschueren D. , Jannini E. , Mannucci E. , Maggi M.

Objective: The role of thyroid hormones in the control of erectile functioning has been only marginally investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between thyroid and erectile function in a general population sample (European Male Aging study, EMAS study) and in patients seeking medical care for sexual dysfunction (University of Florence Study, UNIFI study).Participants: Two different cohorts of subjects were evaluated. The fir...

ea0029p1020 | Male Reproduction | ICEECE2012

FSHB promotor polymorphism influences male reproductive parameters

Tuttelmann F. , Grigorova M. , Terwort N. , Punab M. , Gromoll J. , Laan M.

Introduction: Recently, a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the FSH (FSH)-β gene (FSHB −211G>T, rs10835638) that leads to reduced mRNA transcription was associated with serum FSH levels in an Estonian cohort of young men (Grigorova et al., Hum Reprod 2008). Further investigations showed an increased frequency of the T-allele in patients with oligozoospermia compared to men with normozoospermia (Grigorova et al., JCEM 2010). Another Bal...