期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (4)
This narrative review summarizes key points of the pathogenesis and diagnosis of the ageing-related decline of testosterone (T) in men. The condition ......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (5)
Male hypogonadism is associated with reduced quality of life and the development of co-morbidities including obesity, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipida......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (4)
Sexual symptoms are the most specific determinants of low testosterone (T) observed during adulthood. In this narrative re-view, we summarize the most......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (6)
While the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia under antidepres-sants is very low, its prevalence under antipsychotics, particularly of the first generati......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (4)
For decades, anabolic androgenic agents have represented the substance class most frequently observed in doping control sam-ples. They comprise synthe......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (6)
The first-line treatment of Cushing's disease is transsphenoidal surgery. Medical treatment of Cushing's disease can be considered in several situatio......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (4)
The diagnosis of functional hypogonadism should prompt a thor-ough assessment and optimization of general health, including lifestyle changes, weight ......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (5)
Prostate cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed malig-nancies in men worldwide and the life expectancy for men with prostate cancer is improvi......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (5)
Anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) have widespread and growing illicit use as image and performance enhancing drugs (IPED), predominantly in young men.......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (1)
Cryptorchidism, i.e., undescended testis, is one of the most common genital malformations in newborn male babies. The birth rate of cryptorchidism var......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (2)
Peak bone mass (PBM) is a key determinant of bone mass and fragility fractures later in life. The increase in bone mass during childhood and adolescen......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (1)
This narrative review is concerned with genetic variants of the genes encoding gonadotrophin subunits and their receptors, as well as their implicatio......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (2)
Over the last two decades there have been significant de-velopments in the pharmacotherapy of osteoporosis. The thera-peutic arsenal has expanded with......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (4)
In this narrative review we provide an overview of the current literature on male hypogonadism and related comorbidities, also depicting the role of t......
期刊: BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, 2022; 36 (1)
The diagnostic suspicion of congenital central hypogonadism is based on clinical signs. Biochemical confirmation is challenging, especially after the ......