OBJECTIVE: This review discusses androgen status in male and female obesity, according
to their specific phenotype, and the main mechanisms responsible. DESIGN: Published data …

BACKGROUND. Men who receive androgen‐deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer
experience several side effects from this treatment. A few recent studies have examined the …

It is important to clarify the distinct contributions of estrogen/estrogen receptor (ER) and
androgen/androgen receptor (AR) signaling and their reciprocal effects on the regulation of …

The relationship between self-esteem and aggression has yielded mixed results and
generated much recent debate in the social psychology literature. Based on an evolutionary …

Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides are endocrine
disruptors, altering both thyroid and estrogen hormonal systems. Less is known of action on …

Humans have developed effective survival mechanisms under conditions of nutrient (and
energy) scarcity. Nevertheless, today, most humans face a quite different situation: excess of …

Objective Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) binds and transports testosterone and
estradiol in plasma. The possibility that SHBG is a mixture of transporting proteins has been …

Male hypogonadism is one of the most common endocrinologic syndromes. The diagnosis
is based on clinical signs and symptoms plus laboratory confirmation via the measurement …

Abstract Clark MJ, Schopp LH, Mazurek MO, Zaniletti I, Lammy AB, Martin TA, Thomas FP,
Acuff ME: Testosterone levels among men with spinal cord injury: relationship between time …

Besides the time of exposure to the traditional risk factors, new players take the lead in the
modulation of atherogenesis in the very elderly, promoting a step increase in the incidence …