Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function in men and women using heroin and cocaine, stratified by HIV status

Gender Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Wisniewski, Amy B ^a   Brown, Todd T ^b   John, Majnu ^b   Frankowicz, Jacek K ^a   Cofranceso Jr , Joseph ^b   Golub, Elizabeth T ^c   Ricketts, Erin P ^c   Dobs, Adrian S ^b  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

estradiol; FSH; gender; HAART; LH; sex; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; ILLICIT DRUG; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METHADONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 34250360969     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1550-8579(07)80007-6     Document Type: Article

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