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ea0022p198 | Clinical case reports and clinical practice | ECE2010

Administration of testosterone to elderly hypogonadal men with Crohn’s disease improves their Crohn’s disease activity index: a pilot study

Saad Farid , Haider Ahmad , Kurtz Winfred , Giltay Erik , Gooren Louis

Objectives: To investigate effects of testosterone in hypogonadal men with Crohn’s disease (CD).Design and methods: Thirteen men, aged 45–67 years were diagnosed with subnormal plasma testosterone. They received treatment with parenteral testosterone undecanoate. They also suffered from CD. The Crohn’s disease activity index (CDAI) (1) was used to assess the severity of the disease. Levels of testosterone and C-reactive protein (CRP) were ...