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ea0059p011 | Adrenal and steroids | SFEBES2018

Androgen deprivation therapy causes selective loss of levator ani and leg muscle volumes

Zajac Jeffrey D , Cheung Ada S , Ly Vivian , Cunningham Christopher , Ko Dong-Kyoon , Gray Hans , Hoermann Rudolf , Strauss Boyd J G , Hassan Ebrahim Bani , Duque Gustavo , Pandy Marcus G , Grossmann Mathis

Background: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer (PCa) leads to a global loss of lean mass. ADT leads to sexual dysfunction and a selective loss of leg muscle function, however individual muscle volumes have never been evaluated. We aimed to assess in men undergoing ADT, the muscle volumes of levator ani, which in mice is androgen-responsive, and of lower-limb muscles.Methods: We conducted a prospective case-control study involving 34 m...