[Male hypertestosteronemia]. / Hypertestostéronémie masculine.
Presse Med
; 16(14): 675-9, 1987 Apr 18.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2952995
ABSTRACT
Male hypogonadism is characterized by a lowering of plasma testosterone level below the lower limit of physiological variations. Conversely, some adult males, apparently eugonadic, have a plasma testosterone level much higher than normally. In most cases, male hypertestosteronaemia - defined by a plasma testosterone level above 13 ng/ml and due to various physiopathological mechanisms - is part of a wider pathological context. It betrays hyperandrogenism (elevated free testosterone) during treatment with androgens or chorionic gonadotropic hormone. In other cases, it seems to underlie a relative hypoandrogenism with rise of testosterone bound to transport proteins and/or excess of oestrogens. Hypertestosteronaemia therefore appears as a biochemical sign not to be ignored, but it also suggests that men with abnormally high testosterone levels present with new pathology and that aetiological investigations are necessary.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testosterona
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Presse Med
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article