Open AccessTesticular Function and Bone in Young Men with Severe Childhood-Onset Obesity
Author(s) -
Saila Laakso,
Heli Viljakainen,
Marita LipsanenNyman,
Ursula Turpeinen,
Kaisa K. Ivaska,
Ravinder AnandIvell,
Richard Ivell,
Outi Mäkitie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000489818
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , testosterone (patch) , obesity , leydig cell , interquartile range , bone age , luteinizing hormone , hormone
Previous studies suggest increased risk for hypoandrogenism and fractures in men with obesity. We aimed to describe the effects of severe childhood-onset obesity on the cross talk between metabolic state, testes, and skeleton at late puberty.
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