Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The issue of the impact of disturbances of functional status of gonads in men on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been studied for a long time. However, the results obtained appear to be ambiguous. A number of studies conclude that blood levels of testosterone (T) in men with DM are within the normal range of fluctuations and do not play a pathogenetic role. At the same time, recent epidemiological studies demonstrate a high prevalence of lo...

The high pprevalence of thyroid cancer among the male population of Ukraine during the active reproductive age (over 25 years) makes it reasonable to study the effect of the disease on testicular function. The purpose of work was to examine the state of androgen levels and pituitary hormones in men with thyroid cancer.Design and methods: The study involved 14 male patients aged from 21 to 40 years, with thyroid cancer. The control group were 46 healthy m...