Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are characterized by insulin resistance and often associated with male hypogonadism. To discriminate the specific contribution of T2DM and MetS to male hypogonadism.Design and methods: A consecutive series of 1134 (mean age 52.1±13 years) male patients with sexual dysfunction was studied. Several hormonal and biochemical parameters were studied along with ANDROTEST, a 12-item ...

Objectives: The aim of present study was to verify possible differences in the prevalence of vasculogenic ED and hypogonadism comparing two distinct new definitions of MetS, as National Cholesterol Education Program-Third Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATPIII) and International diabetes Federation (IDF) in patients with sexual dysfunction.Methods: Several hormonal, biochemical and instrumental (penile doppler ultrasound) parameters were studied. ANDROTEST S...

Objectives: Detecting hypogonadism is crucial in patients with sexual dysfunctions because hypogonadism can have a causal role for them and testosterone (T) substitution represents a milestone for the therapy. At present, three different inventories have been developed for screening of hypogonadism in aging male. All these instruments demonstrated a good sensitivity but low specificity. No inventories are available for the screening of hypogonadism in patients with sexual dysf...

Introduction and objectives: Pathogenesis of delayed ejaculation (DE) is rather unknown, although the contribution of various psychological, marital, hormonal and neurological factors has been advocated.Methods: In this study we systematically investigated the relative relevance of the aforementioned factors in a large sample (1632) of men, seeking medical help for sexual dysfunction. Delayed ejaculation was defined according to Kaplan criteria. In parti...

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a key factor in the regulation of blood pressure and therefore its' blockade may reduce the vascular complications which arise with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Adipose tissue expresses all the components of the RAS system that includes the pre-prohormone angiotensinogen (AGT) and its' active metabolite angiotensin II (ANG II), which mediates vasoconstriction and electrolyte balance and as such may contribute to obesity associated hyp...

Introduction: Anger is an emotional state of feelings varying from mild irritation to intense rage, whereas aggression implies externalizing angry emotions through destructive/ punitive behavior towards other persons/objects. Although research on the relationship between testosterone and aggression is inconclusive, the WPATH SOC 7 guidelines have warned for an increase in aggression in transgender men (TM) taking testosterone treatment.Aims:<p class=...

Background: Previous cross-sectional studies have described amenorrhea in cohorts of transgender men on intramuscular or subcutaneous testosterone injections. It remains uncertain which testosterone preparations most effectively suppress vaginal bleeding and when amenorrhea occurs after testosterone initiation.Aim: To investigate the clinical effects of various testosterone preparations on vaginal bleeding and spotting in transgender men.<p class="ab...

Background: We aimed to evaluate the added information provided by 68Ga-DOTATATE PET after two cycles of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in patients with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-expressing neuroendocrine tumors (NET).Methods: In this retrospective study, 105 patients (54 women and 51 men, 62.5&pm;10.5-year-old) with progressive NET treated with at least two cycles of 177Lu-DOTATATE were included. All patients had <...

Background: Sympathetic pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors associated with excess catecholamine production. Routine biochemical and imaging surveillance to monitor for recurrence and metastasis is recommended. However, there is limited data describing optimal surveillance approaches and post-operative biochemical thresholds for detecting recurrences or metastases. This study sought to correlate biochemical and imaging surveillance with ...

Introduction: Estrogen has positive effects on bone mineral density (BMD), in particular in trabecular bone through inhibition of bone resorption. Testosterone increases bone size, but the effect on BMD is less clear. Cross-sex hormonal treatment (CSHT) in transgender individuals can affect BMD. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate effects of CSHT on BMD during the first year of treatment in male-to-female (MtFs) and female-to-male (FtMs) transgender persons....