Hypoandrogenaemia is associated with subclinical hypothyroidism in men

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-20

  Kumar, Anand ^a   Chaturvedi, P K ^a   Mohanty, Bidut P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Progesterone; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Testosterone; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Triiodothyronine

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOANDROGENAEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 33846486337     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2006.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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