Hans Valdemar López Krabbe, Jørgen Holm Petersen, Louise Laub Asserhøj, Trine Holm Johannsen, Peter Christiansen, Rikke Beck Jensen, Line Hartvig Cleemann, Casper P Hagen, Lærke Priskorn, Niels Jørgensen, Katharina M Main, Anders Juul, Lise Aksglaede
Adult patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are characterized by a highly variable phenotype, including tall stature, obesity, and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, as well as an increased risk of developing insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and osteoporosis. Most adults need testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), whereas the use of TRT during puberty has been debated. In this retrospective, observational study, reproductive hormones and whole-body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-derived body composition and bone mineral content were standardized to age-related standard deviation scores in 62 patients with KS aged 5...
July 1, 2023: Endocrine Connections