Statin Therapy Is Associated With Lower Total but Not Bioavailable or Free Testosterone in Men With Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVE: There is a high prevalence of hypogonadism in men with type 2 diabetes. This will lead to an increase in assessments of hypogonadism. Statins could potentially decrease testosterone levels by reducing the availability of cholesterol for androgen synthesis. We compared testosterone levels...

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Autores principales: Stanworth, Roger D., Kapoor, Dheeraj, Channer, Kevin S., Jones, T. Hugh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19114614
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-1183

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19114614
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-1183

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