Behavioral analysis of sexual dysfunction in Hansen's disease.
Human sexual behavior is an interactive process including CNS, hormonal, and sex-gland activities. This process can be disrupted in males who have Hansen's disease if testicular atrophy occurs. Elevations of centrally mediated luteinizing hormone and deficient testosterone levels were found in a male with Hansen's disease whose insufficient erections were secondary to atrophic testes. Quasi-experimental (A-B) analysis provided evidence for the efficacy of testosterone treatment for such a condition.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000209:etiology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013739:Testosterone