High levels of free testosterone in women with bulimia nervosa.
Women with normal-weight bulimia nervosa (n = 11) displayed significantly higher serum levels of free testosterone than age-matched controls (6.0 +/- 0.7 vs 3.9 +/- 0.8 pmol/l; P = 0.03). The possible importance of androgens, in women, for the pathophysiology of conditions characterized by an impairment in impulse control is being discussed.
Sundblad
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Department of Pharmacology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
Bergman
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Eriksson
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D000328:Adult; D002032:Bulimia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D007508:Irritable Mood / Q000502:physiology; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012016:Reference Values; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D013739:Testosterone