Age Dependent Secretion of LH and ACTH in Healthy Men and Patients with Erectile Dysfunction

Objectives: Age dependent secretion of testicular and adrenal androgens was examined in healthy men and patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Methods: In 95 healthy men (age 20–74 years) and 739 patients with ED, luteineizing hormone (LH, n=739), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, n=480) and the...

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Published in:European urology 2002-02, Vol.41 (2), p.144-154
Main Authors: Derouet, Harry, Lehmann, Jan, Stamm, Bettina, Lühl, Christof, Römer, Dirk, Georg, Thomas, Isenberg, Elke, Gebhardt, Thomas, Stoeckle, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - metabolism
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate - metabolism
Erectile Dysfunction - metabolism
Erectile Dysfunction - physiopathology
Humans
Hydrocortisone - metabolism
Luteinizing Hormone - metabolism
Male
Men with erectile dysfunction
Middle Aged
Reference Values
Testosterone
Testosterone - metabolism
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Summary:Objectives: Age dependent secretion of testicular and adrenal androgens was examined in healthy men and patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). Methods: In 95 healthy men (age 20–74 years) and 739 patients with ED, luteineizing hormone (LH, n=739), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, n=480) and the secretion products of testis and adrenal gland testosterone (T, n=750), free testosterone (fT, n=718), dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate (DHEAS, n=598) and cortisol ( n=538) were measured. Results: In healthy men, LH was measured from 0.75–8.58 mlU/ml and ACTH from 10.59–121.7 pg/ml. Statistically, age was not correlated to LH ( P=0.573) and ACTH ( P=0.833) in healthy men. The secretion products T ( P
ISSN:0302-2838
1873-7560
DOI:10.1016/S0302-2838(01)00033-1