Testosterone Replacement and Bone Mineral Density in Male Pituitary Tumor Patients

Testosterone Replacement and Bone Mineral Density in Male Pituitary Tumor Patients

BackgroundHypopituitarism is associated with osteoporosis and osteopenia especially when hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is present. Despite hypopituitarism being an important cause of secondary osteoporosis, osteoporosis in patients receiving surgery for pituitary tumors in Korea has not been studied...

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Main Authors: Min Jeong Lee, Hyoung Kyu Ryu, So-Yeon An, Ja Young Jeon, Ji In Lee, Yoon-Sok Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academya Publishing Co. 2014-03-01
Series:Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Osteoporosis
Bone density
Pituitary neoplasms
Hypogonadism
Testosterone
Male
Online Access:http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-29-48.pdf

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