Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Insulin-like peptide three (INSL3) is a testicular hormone, secreted by Leydig cells, during fetal life, in newborns, and after puberty. These 3 phases of testicular activation are impaired in CHH.Objective: To evaluate in a single center circulating INSL3 in a significant series of men with CHH in order to asses the consequences of pre- and postnatal gonadotropin deficiency, to specify the INSL3 regulation by gonadotropins and to evaluate the p...

Context: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), defined by LH and FSH deficiencies, lead to impairment in testicular growth, testicular hormonal secretions and spermatogenesis. HH can have a prenatal (congenital HH, CHH) or post-natal (acquired HH, HHA) onset. Direct comparison of reproductive phenotypes (RP) between CHH and AHH has not been systematically performed in large series representative of these two populations.Patients and methods: 60 normal men,...

Dopamine agonists (DAs), used as first line therapy in patients with macroprolactinomas, and antipsychotics have opposite effects on dopamine receptors (D2R). In patients with severe psychiatric conditions treated with antipsychotics, the rare occurrence of a macroprolactinoma, particularly with optic chiasm compression, represents a therapeutic challenge. Indeed, on one hand, antipsychotics by their antagonistic effect on D2R, could decrease or even abolish the effects of DAs...