title: Serum levels of androgens and prostate-specific antigen in endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to evaluate the levels of serum androgens and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with Stage III/IV (advanced stage) endometriosis were compared to controls with respect to basal serum levels of total testosterone (T), free testosterone (fT), androstenedion (A), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S), and PSA in the early follicular phase of menstrual cycle for this prospective case control study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Level of T, fT, A, DHEA, and DHEA-S were higher in patients with endometriosis when compared to control subjects, but the difference was not statistically significant. The mean PSA level was 0.0074 +/- 0.0120 ng/ml in patients with endometriosis and 0.0059 +/- 0.0056 ng/ml in control group and there was no statistically significant difference between groups (p = 0.58).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum basal androgens and PSA levels are higher in endometriosis group with respect to control but the differences are not statistically significant.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Evsen
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sak
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Soydinc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guven
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basaranoglu
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Hatipoglu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Evliyaoglu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000735:Androstenedione / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000097:blood*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005498:Follicular Phase / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D000735:Androstenedione; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen