gynecomastia/triglyceride

OBJECTIVE The estrogenic actions of tamoxifen on lipid profiles and hemostasis have been extensively demonstrated in women. Due to limited experience with this drug in males, it is uncertain whether these effects are also present in men. The aim of our study was to assess the response of blood

OBJECTIVE To determine factors associated with pubertal gynecomastia. METHODS A cross-sectional study among healthy male school children and adolescents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS Subjects were selected from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Tanner stage, height, weight, blood hormonal levels

BACKGROUND The prevalence, risk factors, and potential hormonal abnormalities associated with gynecomastia in a cohort of HIV-infected men are poorly understood. METHODS Breast enlargement was assessed in consecutively evaluated HIV-infected men, and gynecomastia was subsequently confirmed with

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the secondary impact of a prototype androgen contraceptive regimen on physical, metabolic and behavioral variables. METHODS Prospective, open, noncomparative contraceptive efficacy study. METHODS International multicenter study comprising 10 centers in seven

OBJECTIVE Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART), including protease inhibitors (PI) have led to dramatic improvements in the quality and quantity of life in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, a significant number of AIDS patients on HAART develop characteristic

The files of 122 patients treated for at least 6 months with bezafibrate, a second generation fibric acid derivative, were reviewed. Our indications for bezafibrate treatment included cases of type IIb, IV and V hyperlipidemia which did not respond to a serious dietetic trial. Mean decrease in

OBJECTIVE To review the clinical and genetic features of a pedigree of Kennedy disease in China. METHODS The clinical data of patients from a Kennedy disease family were collected. The numbers of trinucleotide CAG repeats in exon 1 of the androgen receptor gene were determined by DNA sequencing and

OBJECTIVE Androgen deprivation therapy has a variety of well recognized adverse effects including vasomotor flushing, loss of libido, fatigue, gynecomastia, anemia and osteoporosis. This review focuses on the more recently described metabolic complications of androgen deprivation therapy including

The long-term efficacy and tolerance of spironolactone in essential hypertension was evaluated among 20,812 patients referred to the Broussais and St. Joseph systemic hypertension clinics between 1976 and 1985 by using information prospectively collected in the computerized ARTEMIS data bank. In 182

OBJECTIVE To define a mitotane dose for pediatric patients with adrenocortical cancer (ACC) that maintains therapeutic plasma levels (TL) between 14 and 20 microg/mL and to verify its antitumor efficacy in association with 8 cycles of cisplatin, etoposide, and doxorubicin (CED). METHODS Powdered

OBJECTIVE Androgen deprivation therapy has a variety of well recognized adverse effects including vasomotor flushing, loss of libido, fatigue, gynecomastia, anemia and osteoporosis. This review focuses on the more recently described metabolic complications of androgen deprivation therapy including