Determinants of testosterone recovery after bariatric surgery: Is it only a matter of reduction of body mass index?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Luconi, Michaela ^a   Samavat, Jinous ^a   Seghieri, Giuseppe ^b   Iannuzzi, Giuseppe ^b   Lucchese, Marcello ^c   Rotella, Carlo ^a   Forti, Gianni ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a   Mannucci, Edoardo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b General Hospital   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Universitaria Meyer   (Italy)

Author keywords

bariatric surgery; BMI; Morbid obesity; testosterone; weight loss

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878520799     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.039     Document Type: Article

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