Although the role of testosterone in the aetiology of social dominance is often suggested, surprisingly few studies have addressed the relationship between sex steroid hormones and dominance as a personality trait. In this paper, the relationship between testosterone and dominance is studied in a sample of adolescent boys and girls, taking into account the moderating role of gender ideology and...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate hormonal changes and pelvic sonography in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients, especially free testosterone and their correlations with skin manifestations of this disease. METHODS This prospective study was carried out in the Skin Clinic, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq in the period between April 2004-March 2005. We included 126 patients with PCOS in this study. ...

Testosterone plays a vital role in obesity, glucose homeostasis, and lipid metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate androgen levels and its association with obesity in Ghanaian men with type 2 diabetes. The study showed that serum total and free testosterone concentrations were lower in male patients with type 2 diabetes and that obesity was strongly associated with low levels of to...

In the study, seasonal changes in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), lutein (LH), total testosterone (TTH), and Free Testosterone Hormone (FTH) of Saanen goats were investigated. order to determine levels between February 2019 December 2019, blood samples taken from bucks (n=6) twice a week during entire trial. FSH level started decrease relatively after August lowest value was determined as 1...

Impairments in social relatedness and communication, repetitive behaviors, abnormal movement patterns, and sensory dysfunction characterize autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Seventy consecutive patients with an ASD diagnosis (DSM-IV criteria, >/= 6 years-old) who presented to the Genetic Centers of America for outpatient genetic/developmental evaluations from 2005-2007 were examined. Patients w...

OBJECTIVE The association between type 2 diabetes and low testosterone has been well recognized. However, testosterone levels in men with prediabetes have been rarely reported. We aimed to investigate whether prediabetes was associated with an increased risk of testosterone deficiency. METHODS This study included 1,306 men whose sex hormones was measured during a medical examination. Serum to...

The oxidation handicap hypothesis proposes that testosterone mediates the trade-off between the expression of secondary sexual traits and the fight against free radicals. Coloured traits controlled by testosterone can be produced by carotenoid pigments (yellow-orange-red traits), but carotenoids also help to quench free radicals. Recently, it has been shown that testosterone increases the amoun...

one, a significant portion of CBGbound testosterone. We kindly invite Drs. Pardridge and Demers toprovide evidence to the contrary. Our observations merely indicate that there may be a moderate increase of testosterone secretion in consequence of corticotropin stimulation of the adrenals, which is reflected by total, free, and salivary testosterone concentrations, and also (probably) by the alb...

OBJECTIVE Low testosterone, with or without symptoms, reported in diabetic men in some studies. We investigated the prevalence of hypogonadism in Iranian type 2 diabetic men. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total testosterone (TT) and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations were measured in 247 diabetic men >30 years who had symptoms of androgen deficiency, according to ADAMs questionnaire. ...

INTRODUCTION Data on the role of androgens as potential mediators of increasing cardiovascular risk in women at midlife are controversial. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship of free testosterone (FT) and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) with blood pressure and subclinical organ damage and metabolic syndrome (MS) in middle aged hypertensive women. MATERIAL AND METHODS One ...