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Pituitary‐testicular function in patients with chronic alcoholism
Author(s) -
LINDHOLM J.,
FABRICIUSBJERRE N.,
BAHNSEN M.,
BOIESEN P.,
BANGSTRUP L.,
PEDERSEN M. LAU,
HAGEN C.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
european journal of clinical investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1365-2362
pISSN - 0014-2972
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2362.1978.tb00840.x
Subject(s) - testicular atrophy , medicine , prolactin , endocrinology , testosterone (patch) , chronic liver disease , atrophy , chronic alcoholism , liver function , spermatogenesis , liver disease , hormone , liver function tests , follicle stimulating hormone , luteinizing hormone , cirrhosis
. Testis and liver histology, and pituitary—testicular function were studied in thirty chronic alcoholics. Severe reduction of spermatogenesis was found in 30% and in these patients serum follicle stimulating hormone and prolactin concentrations were significantly higher. There was no correlation between abnormalities in the liver and testis. The serum testosterone was normal in most cases. Sexual dysfunction and testicular atrophy occurred in more than half of the patients and were not related to liver disease. Testicular disorder in chronic alcoholism may be independent of liver disease.