Low bone mass in hypogonadal males. Effect of testosterone substitution therapy, a densitometric study

• Published in: Maturitas Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 17 - 23
• Main Authors: Devogelaer, J.P., De Cooman, S., de Deuxchaisnes, C.Nagant
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.08.1992; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; androgen therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Bone Density; bone mass; Delayed-Action Preparations; Drug Combinations; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Hypogonadism - blood; Hypogonadism - complications; Hypogonadism - drug therapy; Male; Male genital diseases; male hypogonadism; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Non tumoral diseases; osteodensitometry; Osteoporosis - diagnosis; Osteoporosis - etiology; Osteoporosis - pathology; Testosterone - analogs & derivatives; Testosterone - blood; Testosterone - therapeutic use; bone mass; osteodensitometry; androgen therapy; male hypogonadism; Human; Osteoporosis; Chemotherapy; Androgen; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Male; Sex steroid hormone; Male genital diseases; Hypogonadism

Sixteen (16) male patients who were suffering from hypogonadism but who were free from bone symptoms were recruited from the Andrology Clinic. Their bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed by single photon absorptiometry in the non-dominant radius, at both the distal radius (DR) (27% trabecular bone...