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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 2016, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2016/1416503
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Objective. Obesity is a risk factor for hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in men. Weight loss has been shown to improve hypogonadism in obese men. This study evaluated the early changes in sex hormones profile after bariatric surgery. Methods. This is a prospective study including 29 morbidly obese men. Main outcomes were changes in serum levels of total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (cFT), SHBG, estradiol, adiponectin, and leptin at 1 and 6 months after surgery. Results. The mean age of patients was 31 +/- 8 years and the mean BMI was 56.8 +/- 11.7 kg/m(2). Fifteen patients underwent Roux-en-Y gastric by pass and 14 patients underwent sleeve gastrectomy. At baseline, 22 patients (75.9%) had either low TT levels (< 10.4nmol/L) or lowc FT levels (< 225 pmol/L). Total testosterone and SHBG levels increased significantly at 1 month after surgery (p <= 0.001). At 6 months after surgery, TT and cFT increased significantly (p <= 0.001) and 22 patients (75.9%) had normalized TT and cFT levels. There were no changes in estradiol levels at either 1 month or 6 months after surgery. Conclusions. Increases in TT and SHBG levels occurred early at 1 month after bariatric surgery while improvements in cFT levels were observed at 6 months after bariatric surgery.
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