Journal of Endocrinological Investigation最新文献

筛选
英文 中文
Body, metabolic and renal changes following cross-sex estrogen/progestogen therapy in a rodent model simulating its use by transwomen. 在模拟跨性别女性使用雌激素/孕激素治疗的啮齿动物模型中,身体、代谢和肾脏的变化
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-11 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01817-3
J V Gusmão-Silva, D C K Lichtenecker, L G A Ferreira, Í Gois, R Argeri, G N Gomes, M R Dias-da-Silva
{"title":"Body, metabolic and renal changes following cross-sex estrogen/progestogen therapy in a rodent model simulating its use by transwomen.","authors":"J V Gusmão-Silva, D C K Lichtenecker, L G A Ferreira, Í Gois, R Argeri, G N Gomes, M R Dias-da-Silva","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01817-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01817-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The use of sex steroids by trans people has been of paramount importance regarding body changes during gender transition. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of an injectable steroid combination frequently used by transwomen, namely estradiol enanthate with dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide (E2EN/DHPA), on blood pressure and metabolic outcomes using an animal model.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two-month-old male Wistar rats were orchiectomized or sham-operated and divided into groups: (1) Sham treated with sesame oil vehicle (SG), (2) sham treated with E2EN/DHPA (SP), (3) orchiectomized rats treated with vehicle (OG), and (4) orchiectomized rats treated with E2EN/DHPA (OP), with all groups treated every 10 days for 5 months. We evaluated systolic blood pressure (SBP), body weight (BW), abdominal circumference, nasoanal length (NAL), food and water intake (FI, WI), lipid profile (triglycerides, LDL, and HDL), serum C-reactive protein (CRP), plasma concentrations of urea (URpl) and creatinine (CRpl), 24 h urinary volume (V24 h), sodium and potassium excretion (UNa<sup>+</sup>, UK<sup>+</sup>), and proteinuria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>E2EN/DHPA administration reduced BW (SP 324.5 ± 31.1; OP 291.7 ± 41.3 g) and NAL (SP 24.5 ± 0.4; OP 24.6 ± 1.0 cm), without changing blood pressure, but increased URpl concentration (SP 55.0 ± 4.8; OP 42.5 ± 8.8 mg/dL) and CRpl (SP 0.47 ± 0.05; OP 0.46 ± 0.04 mg/dL), sodium (SP 3.1 ± 0.8; OP 3.3 ± 0.4 µEq/min/kg), potassium (SP 0.91 ± 0.22; OP 0.94 ± 0.22 µEq/min/kg) excretions and urinary volume (SP 15.5 ± 2.1; OP 16.4 ± 2.9 mL/24 h).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cross-sex hormone therapy with E2EN/DHPA significantly modified body characteristics in male rats, producing a feminizing change without altering blood pressure or generating harmful metabolic parameters, but larger translational studies are still needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 1","pages":"1875-1885"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48782877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Tumour size in adrenal tumours: its importance in the indication of adrenalectomy and in surgical outcomes-a single-centre experience. 肾上腺肿瘤的肿瘤大小:其在肾上腺切除术指征和手术结果中的重要性-单中心经验。
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-24 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01836-0
C Mínguez Ojeda, V Gómez Dos Santos, J Álvaro Lorca, I Ruz-Caracuel, H Pian, A Sanjuanbenito Dehesa, F J Burgos Revilla, M Araujo-Castro
{"title":"Tumour size in adrenal tumours: its importance in the indication of adrenalectomy and in surgical outcomes-a single-centre experience.","authors":"C Mínguez Ojeda, V Gómez Dos Santos, J Álvaro Lorca, I Ruz-Caracuel, H Pian, A Sanjuanbenito Dehesa, F J Burgos Revilla, M Araujo-Castro","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01836-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01836-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the relevance of tumour size in adrenal tumours in the estimation of malignancy risk and in the outcomes of adrenalectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluate the histological results and surgical outcomes (intraoperative and postsurgical complications) in a retrospective single-centre cohort of patients without history of active extraadrenal malignancy with adrenal tumours consecutively operated in our centre during January 2010 and December 2020. We compared these results in lesions smaller and larger than 40, 50, and 60 mm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 131 patients with adrenal tumours who underwent adrenalectomy, 76 (58.0%) had adrenal masses measuring ≥ 40 mm; 47 were > 50 mm and 28 > 60 mm. The final diagnosis was adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) in 7 patients, pheochromocytoma in 35, and benign lesions in the remaining. All patients with ACC had adrenal masses > 50 mm, with Hounsfield units > 40 and low lipidic content in the CT. The risk of ACC and pheochromocytoma increased as tumour size did. The diagnostic accuracy of tumour size was quite good for the prediction of ACC (AUC-ROC 0.883). Nevertheless, when only adrenal tumours with HU < 40 were considered, the risk of ACC was 0% independent of tumour size. For pheochromocytomas, the risk was of 8.6% independent of tumour size for lesions with < 20HU. The risk of intraoperative and postoperative complications was independent of tumour size.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Risk of malignancy and of pheochromocytoma increased as tumour size increased, but, in the presurgical estimation of malignancy risk and of pheochromocytoma, not only tumour size, also lipidic content and other radiological features, should be considered. The risk of complications was independent of tumour size, but hospital stay was longer in patients with complication or open approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"1999-2006"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40395416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Treatment of post-radioactive iodine relapse of hyperthyroidism: comparison of long-term methimazole and radioactive iodine treatment. 甲状腺功能亢进症放射性碘后复发的治疗:长期甲巯咪唑与放射性碘治疗的比较
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-05-24 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01823-5
N Saadat, F Azizi, H Abdi, A Amouzegar
{"title":"Treatment of post-radioactive iodine relapse of hyperthyroidism: comparison of long-term methimazole and radioactive iodine treatment.","authors":"N Saadat, F Azizi, H Abdi, A Amouzegar","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01823-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01823-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to compare the time to achieve euthyroidism and sustained control of hyperthyroidism after treatment with radioactive iodine (RAI) or long-term methimazole (LT-MMI) in patients with post-RAI relapsed hyperthyroidism.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty four patients with recurrence of hyperthyroidism after RAI treatment were randomly assigned to either RAI or LT-MMI treatment. Both groups were followed every 1-3 months in the first year and then every 6 months for a total of 60 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In RAI and LT-MMI groups, mean age was 49.0 ± 12.1 and 50.1 ± 14.6 years and time of relapse of hyperthyroidism after previous RAI treatment was 23.2 ± 18.8 and 20.8 ± 17.1 months, respectively. At the end of study, in the LT-MMI group, 31 (97%) and 1 (3%) were euthyroid and hypothyroid, respectively; in the RAI group, 8 (25%) patients were euthyroid, whereas 18 (56%), 3 (9.5%) and 3 (9.5%) had overt hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, respectively. Mean time to euthyroidism was 9.4 ± 5.0 months in the RAI group and 3.5 ± 2.8 months in the LT-MMI group (p < 0.001). Patients in the RAI group spent 77.7 ± 14.0 percent and those in the LT-MMI group spent 95.2 ± 5.9 percent of 60 months in the euthyroid state (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with post-RAI relapse of hyperthyroidism, LT-MMI treatment was superior to radioiodine because of faster achievement of euthyroidism and more sustained control of hyperthyroidism during 60 months of follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 1","pages":"1919-1924"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48063380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Goiter in a fresco by i Fiammenghini, 1615 (Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano, Chiaravalle, Italy). 1615年fiamenghini的一幅壁画中的甲状腺(意大利Chiaravalle的Santa Maria di Rovegnano修道院)。
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-16 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01763-0
G Dionigi, R Dionigi
{"title":"Goiter in a fresco by i Fiammenghini, 1615 (Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano, Chiaravalle, Italy).","authors":"G Dionigi, R Dionigi","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01763-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01763-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a large fresco, which narrates brutal episodes of torture against Cirtercian monks, in the right corner of the background an ugly aggressor with a huge goiter, symbol of evil and sin, attacks a monk with a sword.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 10","pages":"2023-2024"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39928761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Psychological stress, emotions, and quality of life in men and women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. 男性和女性先天性肾上腺增生的心理压力、情绪和生活质量
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-05-25 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01824-4
L Lašaitė, R Navardauskaitė, K Semėnienė, R Verkauskienė
{"title":"Psychological stress, emotions, and quality of life in men and women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.","authors":"L Lašaitė, R Navardauskaitė, K Semėnienė, R Verkauskienė","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01824-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01824-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim was to assess perceived psychological stress, emotional state, and quality of life (QoL) in men and women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in comparison to age- and sex-matched control individuals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants: 26 patients with CAH (11 men, 15 women, age 14-48 years) and 26 age- and sex-matched control individuals without CAH. Psychological assessment: Perceived Stress Scale, Profile of Mood States2, and WHO Brief Quality of Life Questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no significant differences in perceived stress, emotional state and QoL scores between men with CAH and control men. Perceived distress (median 14.0 score vs. 10.0 score, p = 0.020), tension-anxiety (median 9.0 score vs. 3.5 score, p = 0.026), depression-dejection (median 12.0 score vs. 5.0 score, p = 0.040), fatigue-inertia (median 13.0 score vs. 7.5 score, p = 0.007) were higher and environmental domain of QoL (median 16.0 score vs. 17.0 score, p = 0.001) was lower in women with CAH than in control women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia have higher perceived distress, tension-anxiety, depression dejection, fatigue-inertia, and worse environmental aspect of quality of life than age-matched control women, while perceived psychological stress, emotional state and quality of life in men with congenital adrenal hyperplasia do not differ from that of age-matched control men.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 1","pages":"1925-1934"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41774043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Surprising Irish Giant of St. James's Street by Thomas Rowlandson. The acromegalic giant Patrick Cotter (1760-1806). 托马斯·罗兰森的《圣詹姆斯街令人惊讶的爱尔兰巨人》。肢端肥大症巨人帕特里克·科特(1760-1806)。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01726-x
W W de Herder
{"title":"The Surprising Irish Giant of St. James's Street by Thomas Rowlandson. The acromegalic giant Patrick Cotter (1760-1806).","authors":"W W de Herder","doi":"10.1007/s40618-021-01726-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-021-01726-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 10","pages":"2021-2022"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39718934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Effects of combined physical exercise on plasma lipid variables, paraoxonase 1 activity, and inflammation parameters in adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial. 联合体育锻炼对肥胖成人血脂变量、对氧磷酶1活性和炎症参数的影响:一项随机临床试验
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-17 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01833-3
A R Streb, P G S Braga, R F de Melo, L J Botelho, R C Maranhão, G F Del Duca
{"title":"Effects of combined physical exercise on plasma lipid variables, paraoxonase 1 activity, and inflammation parameters in adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"A R Streb, P G S Braga, R F de Melo, L J Botelho, R C Maranhão, G F Del Duca","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01833-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01833-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to investigate whether combined physical exercise may affect plasma lipid variables, paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity, and inflammation parameters in adults with obesity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-six participants were recruited to complete the study protocol. The mean age was 37 ± 1 years, and the baseline body mass index was 33.0 ± 0.4 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. Participants were allocated to the control group (CG) and the exercise group (EG). The EG performed three weekly sessions of combined physical exercise for 16 weeks. Plasma lipid variables, PON1 activity, and inflammatory profile were determined before and after intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Total cholesterol levels decreased in both groups, without intergroup difference (time p = 0.001). Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels decreased in both groups (time p = 0.001); however, they were lower in the EG than in the CG (p = 0.038). The EG had increased HDL-C levels, but the CG had decreased HDL-C levels (time*group p = 0.011). PON1 activity was reduced in both groups (time, p = 0.001). The Castelli risk Index I and II reduced in the EG and increased in the CG (time*group, p = 0.008 and p = 0.011, respectively). The inflammatory markers were not modified.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adults with obesity may benefit from regular practice of combined physical exercise training in many metabolic aspects that are related to protection against the development of cardiovascular disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 1","pages":"1991-1997"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46044942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Serum calcium levels are associated with cognitive function in hypoparathyroidism: a neuropsychological and biochemical study in an Italian cohort of patients with chronic post-surgical hypoparathyroidism. 血清钙水平与甲状旁腺功能减退的认知功能相关:一项意大利慢性术后甲状旁腺功能减退患者队列的神经心理学和生化研究。
IF 5.4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-25 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01822-6
F Saponaro, G Alfi, F Cetani, A Matrone, L Mazoni, M Apicella, E Pardi, S Borsari, M Laurino, E Lai, A Gemignani, C Marcocci
{"title":"Serum calcium levels are associated with cognitive function in hypoparathyroidism: a neuropsychological and biochemical study in an Italian cohort of patients with chronic post-surgical hypoparathyroidism.","authors":"F Saponaro,&nbsp;G Alfi,&nbsp;F Cetani,&nbsp;A Matrone,&nbsp;L Mazoni,&nbsp;M Apicella,&nbsp;E Pardi,&nbsp;S Borsari,&nbsp;M Laurino,&nbsp;E Lai,&nbsp;A Gemignani,&nbsp;C Marcocci","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01822-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-022-01822-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is a rare endocrine disease and conventional therapy is based on calcium and vitamin D analogues. Conventional therapy does not restore calcium homeostasis and patients complain with neuropsychological symptoms, which have been evaluated with nonspecific self-administered questionnaires. This study aims to evaluate cognitive functions of patients with chronic post-surgical (PS)-HypoPT compared to a control population, using a standardized neuropsychological approach and evaluating the relationship with serum calcium (Alb-Ca).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Observational, monocentric study on 33 patients with PS-HypoPT and 24 controls, in whom biochemical testing and a standardized neuropsychological assessment by a trained psychologist were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In patients with PS-HypoPT, low Alb-Ca correlated with a worse performance on semantic memory abilities and executive function, as suggested by a significant inverse correlation between Alb-Ca and Trail Making Test A (TMT-A) scores (r = - 0.423; p = 0.014) and by a positive correlation with Semantic Fluency Test scores (SF)(r = 0.510; p = 0.002). PS-HypoPT patients with Alb-Ca ≤ 8.9 mg/dl had a significantly lower test performance compared with PS-HypoPT patients with Alb-Ca > 8.9 mg/dl, both at the TMT-A test (mean score: 34.53-18.55; p < 0.0001) and at SF test (mean score: 41.94-48.68; p = 0.01) and also a significantly lower test performance compared with control patients' group at TMT-A (mean score: 34.53-25.5; p = 0.0057).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with chronic PS-HypoPT in conventional therapy do not show a severe cognitive impairment; however, cognitive functions namely visuo-spatial attention, executive function and semantic memory appear to be modulated by Alb-Ca and impaired by its low levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":" ","pages":"1909-1918"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9463210/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40395348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 5
The impact of male factors and their correct and early diagnosis in the infertile couple's pathway: 2021 perspectives. 男性因素及其正确早期诊断对不孕夫妇途径的影响:2021年展望
IF 3.9 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-03-29 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01778-7
F Pallotti, A Barbonetti, G Rastrelli, D Santi, G Corona, F Lombardo
{"title":"The impact of male factors and their correct and early diagnosis in the infertile couple's pathway: 2021 perspectives.","authors":"F Pallotti, A Barbonetti, G Rastrelli, D Santi, G Corona, F Lombardo","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01778-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01778-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The current clinical practice in reproductive medicine should pose the couple at the centre of the diagnostic-therapeutic management of infertility and requires intense collaboration between the andrologist, the gynaecologist and the embryologist. The andrologist, in particular, to adequately support the infertile couple, must undertake important biological, psychological, economical and ethical task. Thus, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted role of the andrologist in the study of male factor infertility.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive Medline, Embase and Cochrane search was performed including publications between 1969 and 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Available evidence indicates that a careful medical history and physical examination, followed by semen analysis, always represent the basic starting points of the diagnostic work up in male partner of an infertile couple. Regarding treatment, gonadotropins are an effective treatment in case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and FSH may be used in men with idiopathic infertility, while evidence supporting other hormonal and nonhormonal treatments is either limited or conflicting. In the future, pharmacogenomics of FSHR and FSHB as well as innovative compounds may be considered to develop new therapeutic strategies in the management of infertility.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To provide a high-level of care, the andrologist must face several critical diagnostical and therapeutical steps. Even though ART may be the final and decisive stage of this decisional network, neglecting to treat the male partner may ultimately increase the risks of negative outcome, as well as costs and psychological burden for the couple itself.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 1","pages":"1807-1822"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8961097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49317654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Cost-effectiveness of adrenal vein sampling- vs computed tomography-guided adrenalectomy for unilateral adrenaloma in primary aldosteronism. 原发性醛固酮增多症单侧肾上腺瘤的肾上腺静脉取样与计算机断层扫描引导下肾上腺切除术的成本-效果比较
IF 4 2区 医学
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation Pub Date : 2022-10-01 Epub Date: 2022-05-25 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01821-7
S Arjani, T J Bostonian, V Prasath, P L Quinn, R J Chokshi
{"title":"Cost-effectiveness of adrenal vein sampling- vs computed tomography-guided adrenalectomy for unilateral adrenaloma in primary aldosteronism.","authors":"S Arjani, T J Bostonian, V Prasath, P L Quinn, R J Chokshi","doi":"10.1007/s40618-022-01821-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40618-022-01821-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Adrenalectomies performed for the treatment of primary aldosteronism due to unilateral adenoma are traditionally confirmed with, and guided by, results from adrenal vein sampling (AVS). However, the usefulness of AVS at the expense of cost and complications is debated, and many institutions have independent protocols that use AVS to varying degrees.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cost-effectiveness of AVS- vs computed tomography (CT)-based adrenalectomy was calculated using decision tree models. The tree was populated with values describing biochemical post-operative outcomes from the published literature; patients were placed into AVS- or CT-dependent treatment arms. Biochemical outcomes were defined based on patients' potassium levels and aldosterone-renin ratios. Patients underwent adrenalectomies and received medical management dosed based on surgical outcomes. Costs were represented by Medicare (FY2021) reimbursement rates (US$) and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were calculated using published morbidity and survival data. A willingness-to-pay of $100,000 per QALY gained was set to determine the most cost-effective strategy. The primary outcome was the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) associated with biochemical outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The base case analyses favored the use of AVS-guided care, which cost $307.65 more but yielded 0.78 more QALYs, resulting in an ICER of $392.57. These results were upheld by all one-way and two-way sensitivity analyses. In 100,000 random-sampling simulations, AVS-guided care was favored 100% of the time.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>For patients with primary aldosteronism receiving adrenalectomies with curative intent, the more cost-effective method based on biochemical outcomes is AVS-based care. Recent literature suggests biochemical resolution should be favored over clinical resolution, due to long-term detriments of increased aldosterone independent of clinical symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":15651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Endocrinological Investigation","volume":"45 1","pages":"1899-1908"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42725842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
0
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
相关产品
×
本文献相关产品
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:604180095
Book学术官方微信
小红书