Hormonal Modulation in Aging Patients with Erectile Dysfunction and Metabolic Syndrome

Hormonal Modulation in Aging Patients with Erectile Dysfunction and Metabolic Syndrome

Erectile dysfunction (ED), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and hypogonadism are closely related, often coexisting in the aging male. Obesity was shown to raise the risk of ED and hypogonadism, as well as other endocrinological disturbances with impact on erectile function. We selected 179 patients referred for ED to our andrology unit, aiming to evaluate gonadotropins and estradiol interplay in cont...

[Metabolic syndrome and hormone profile in patients with erectile dysfunction].

OBJECTIVES To demonstrate the existence of relation between metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction and to analyze the hormone profile of these patients regarding a healthy population group. MATERIAL AND METHODS A case-control study was designed with 65 men divided into 2 groups according to presence or non-presence of erectile dysfunction. Group A was made up of 37 men with erectile dysf...

Metabolic Syndrome and Erectile Dysfunction

OBJECTIVE To study the relation between metabolic syndrome (MS), cavernosal morphological vasculopathy, and peripheral vascular alterations (carotid and femoral wall) in patients with erectile dysfunction. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 207 patients and 50 control subjects were evaluated for cardiovascular risk factors, physical examination, reproductive hormones, ultrasound analysis ...

Serum Adiponectin Level and Clinical, Metabolic, and Hormonal Markers in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Testosterone Associations with Erectile Dysfunction, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome

s 2005;P1–561. [3] Nieschlag E, Swerdloff R, Behre HM, et al. Investigation, treatment and monitoring of late-onset hypogonadism in males: ISA, ISSAM and EAU recommendations. J Androl 2006;27:135–7. [4] Androgen Deficiency Syndromes in Men Guideline Task Force. Testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen e u r o p e a n u r o l o g y s u p p l e m e n t s 6 ( 2 0 0 7 ) 8 4 7 – 8 5 7 855 def...