SEX STEROIDS AND SEX-HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN IN MALES WITH CHRONIC-ALCOHOLISM
SEX STEROIDS AND SEX-HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN IN MALES WITH CHRONIC-ALCOHOLISM
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2362.1978.tb00841.x
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
CHRISTENSEN, T
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作者:
LINDHOLM, J;FABRICIUSBJERRE, N;CHRISTENSEN, T
Thirty men with chronic alcoholism were studied. Biopsies of the liver and testis were performed in all. Serum concentrations of total and non-protein bound (free) testosterone and estradiol, dihydrotestosterone and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) were determined. Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone concentrations were normal in most patients, whereas estradiol and free estradiol were above normal in approximately 50% of the patients. None of the hormones measured differed significantly between patients with and without cirrhosis. SGBG was significantly higher in men with severely reduced spermatogenesis compared to those with intact germinal epithelium, but there was no difference between men with and without cirrhosis. No relation could be demonstrated between clinical signs of hypogonadism and any of the hormones measured. Hormonal and sexual disturbances may occur in chronic alcoholism independent of the presence of liver disease.