Men treated with BEACOPP for Hodgkin lymphoma may be at increased risk of testosterone deficiency.

ABSTRACT: In the current study, we report the prevalence of male testosterone deficiency in a cohort of 60 male long-term survivors of malignant lymphoma with normal total testosterone but in the lower part of the reference level. Testosterone deficiency was defined as subnormal concentrations of total testosterone or subnormal concentrations of calculated free testosterone. The aim was to clarify whether total testosterone was sufficient for identification of testosterone deficiency in male survivors of malignant lymphoma. Hormonal analyses taken at follow-up were compared with samples taken at diagnosis for a subgroup of 20 survivors, for evaluation of changes in hormones over time. Another group of 83 similar survivors of malignant lymphoma with testosterone in the high end of reference levels we

SUBMITTER: Micas Pedersen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10761514 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature