SOMATOMETRIC DIAGNOSIS AND ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

Androgen deficiency and metabolic syndrome in men

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a growing health concern worldwide. Initially a point of interest in cardiovascular events, the cluster of HTN, obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance known as MetS has become associated with a variety of other disease processes, including androgen deficiency and late-onset hypogonadism (LOH). Men with MetS are at a higher risk of developing androgen deficien...

Male androgen deficiency: a multisystem syndrome

marked progress that has been made in this area in recent decades, they also provide a salient reminder of the lessons to be learnt from history, so as not to repeat mistakes from the past. The second article by Rana et al.,2 fast‐forwards to cutting‐edge molecular biolog y, elucidating how genetical ly modified animal models underpin our mechanistic understanding of androgen action at the mole...

[Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome: diagnosis and clinical characteristics].

Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the androgen receptor gene. CAIS patients are individuals with a 46, XY karyotype. The phenotype consists in female external genitalia, short vagina, absent mullerian structures, and abdominal, inguinal or intralabial testes. Our aim is to describe a group of CAIS patients in our centre and identify the ...

Comment on “Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Optimizing Diagnosis and Management”

1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Pediatric Unit, Program of Endocrinology, University of Bologna, Italy 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Italy 3 Adolescent Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy 4Clinical Psychology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Bologna, Italy 5 Pediatric Surg...

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in Three Sisters