| |
Reference Range |
Baseline |
Cortisone Acetate Treatment Only |
Cortisone Acetate Plus Testosterone Treatment |
|
| Hormones |
| Testosterone, nmol/L (ng/mL) |
11.4-27.7 (3.3-8) |
8.8 (2.54) |
4.6 (1.33) |
17.8 (5.15) |
| Estradiol, pmol/L (pg/mL) |
0-146 (0-40) |
150 (41) |
80 (22) |
106 (29) |
| LH, IU/L |
1.4-8.9 |
27.5 |
32.2 |
31.4 |
| FSH, IU/L |
1.7-6.9 |
42.2 |
38.8 |
46.8 |
| Prolactin, µg/L |
2.1-17.7 |
12.1 |
5.7 |
7.3 |
| 17-OH progesterone, nmol/L (µg/L) |
0.9-10.5 (0.3-3.5) |
130 (43) |
10.5 (3.5) |
7.2 (2.4) |
| 17-OH progesterone at 60 min after ACTH test, nmol/L (µg/L) |
... |
220 (73) |
... |
... |
| DHEA-S, µmol/L (ng/mL) |
2.1-15 (800-5600) |
2.7 (1000) |
1.4 (530) |
1.5 (560) |
| Androstenedione, nmol/L (ng/mL) |
1.04-10.8 (0.3-3.1) |
19.6 (5.64) |
8.3 (2.4) |
9.2 (2.66) |
| Cortisol, nmol/L (µg/dL) |
151-690 (5.5-25) |
311 (11.3) |
317 (11.5) |
441 (16) |
| Cortisol at 60 min after ACTH test, nmol/L (µg/dL) |
>524 (> 19) |
366 (13.3) |
... |
... |
| ACTH, pmol/L (pg/mL) |
2-11 (9-52) |
25.1 (114) |
5.9 (27.2) |
5.8 (26.4) |
| Urinary cortisol/24 h, nmol/24 h (µg/24 h) |
78.6-589.5 (28.5-213.7) |
191 (69.4) |
436.5 (158.2) |
227 (82.3) |
| Sexual Parameters at IIEF Score |
| Erectile function domain |
<25a |
25 |
7 |
25 |
| Orgasm domain |
... |
9 |
4 |
10 |
| Sexual desire domain |
... |
7 |
4 |
8 |
| Satisfactory domain |
... |
11 |
4 |
12 |
| Well-being |
... |
8 |
5 |
9 |
|
| Abbreviations: ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; DHEA-S,
dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; IIEF,
International Index of Erectile Function; LH, luteinizing hormone. |
| aRosen et al, 2002. |
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