High prevalence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in men referred for obesity treatment

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 103-109

  Hofstra, J ^a   Loves, S ^a   van Wageningen, B ^a   Ruinemans Koerts, J ^a   Janssen, I ^a   de Boer, H ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Erectile dysfunction; Libido; Male hypogonadism; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; C PEPTIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LIPID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41349122914     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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