ALLMedicine™ Androstenedione Center

Jul 30th, 2021 - Many hormones display distinct circadian rhythms, driven by central regulators, hormonal bioavailability, and half-life. A set of 11-oxygenated C19 steroids (11-oxyandrogens) and pregnenolone sulfate (PregS) are elevated in congenital adrenal hype...

Jul 1st, 2021 - Most studies have shown beneficial effect of bariatric surgery (BS) on serum levels of sex hormones. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to examine the magnitude of possible changes in levels of sex hormones following BS. Electroni...

Jun 18th, 2021 - Pure Leydig cell tumors (LCTs) represent 0.1% of ovarian masses. Postmenopausal patients typically present with virilization. Although LCTs can be challenging to locate on conventional imaging, positron emission tomography (PET) has been demonstra...

Jun 10th, 2021 - Obesity may lead to hyperandrogenia and affect female sexual function. The study aims to evaluate female sexual function and androgenic profile in obese women after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). Forty obese women with a mean age o...

Jun 3rd, 2021 - Several studies indicated organophosphate (OP) and neonicotinoid (NEO) insecticides are endocrine disruptors; however, data are scarce. This cross-sectional study recruited 143 male farmworkers aged 18-40 years in Fang district, Chiang Mai provinc...

Apr 20th, 2020 - The adrenal glands are the major source in the body of the steroid hormones. In normal physiology, the pituitary hormone ACTH regulates the secretion of glucocorticoids, while the secretion of mineralocorticoids such as aldosterone is controlled b...

Mar 24th, 2020 - This is an open-label, non-randomized crossover design feasibility trial comparing oral hydrocortisone treatment with interval bolus delivery (pulsatile) of subcutaneous hydrocortisone via infusion pump in children with congenital adrenal hyperpla...

Mar 3rd, 2020 - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women. Its marked phenotypic variability, puzzling list of associated conditions, and hence potential risk to a woman's health over her lifecycle clearly remain a cl...

Oct 11th, 2019 - Studies under this protocol will be performed in normally cycling women and in women with PCOS from 18 to 35 years old. Criteria for PCOS will be (a) clinical and/or biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism, (b) oligomenorrhea, and (b) the absence...

Oct 9th, 2019 - This study is a prospective randomised controlled parallel trial of SMS reminder versus standard care to investigate whether SMS reminder improves adherence to oral aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy amongst women with breast cancer at 1-year follow...

Mar 29th, 2017 - Using the Rotterdam criteria, the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is made in the presence of 2 of the following 3 criteria1: oligo-ovulation or anovulation hyperandrogenism manifested by the presence of either hirsutism or elevated h.

Aug 4th, 2015 - Elevated androgen levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) gradually decline in the years before menopause, although after menopause they remain higher than normal, suggests a study published online July 20, 2015 in the Journal of Cli...

Jul 1st, 2013 - SAN FRANCISCO – An anti-Müllerian hormone level of 3. 4 ng/mL or greater identified polycystic ovary syndrome in a study of 31 nonobese adolescents.

Jan 6th, 2012 - Action Points The substances in red wine may act as aromatase inhibitors, compounds that are used to treat breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The study in pre-menopausal women found no such effect with white wine. If young women want a glass ...

Oct 3rd, 2011 - Re-evaluation The patient returns 2 weeks later for re-evaluation and now has deepening of her voice, acne, and advancement of her hirsutism. On pelvic examination, she has clitoromegaly as well. On her 20-week anatomy ultrasound, the fetal genita...