title: [The sexual function of men with acromegaly].
abstract: Some acromegalic male patients (50%) have weakened sexual function accompanied by a decrease in the levels of LH, FSH and testosterone. Hyperprolactinemia of various degrees was observed in 11 of 13 patients (84%). The summary index SFM (the male sexual formula) and a PRL level showed negative correlation. There was no significant difference in LH response to LH-RH administration between patients with normal and disturbed sexual function. Radiation therapy, in particular proton-beam therapy, produced no negative influence on male sexual function in a long-term period after therapy.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Avakian
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Kamalov
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Dobracheva
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pankova
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Kozlov
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D011522:Protons; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013737:Testis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D011522:Protons
vernacular_title: Sostoianie polovoĭ funktsii u muzhchin, bol'nykh akromegalieĭ.