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Rapid recovery of hypogonadism in male patients with end stage renal disease after renal transplantation.
Endocrine 2018 April
PURPOSE: End stage renal disease (ESRD) in male patients is associated with a high prevalence of hypogonadism. After renal transplantation (RTx) an improvement in gonadal function is often observed. However, the time course of changes in pituitary-gonadal axis after RTx and the influence of renal function, age and anthropometric parameters are not well characterized. We prospectively evaluated pituitary-gonadal axis in male patients with ESRD before and after RTx for up to 1 year.
METHODS: Ninety-seven male patients with ESRD were consecutively investigated on day of surgery and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after RTx. Time course of changes in sex hormones (total testosterone ((TT)), calculated free testosterone ((cfT)), estradiol (E2 ), LH, FSH and prolactin), and interdependence with renal function, age, anthropometric factors, cause of ERDS, time on dialysis, and transplant associated factors were analyzed.
RESULTS: Hypogonadism (TT < 8 nmol/l) was present in 40% of pts prior to RTX and in only 18% at 1 year after RTX. Recovery from hypogonadism was significantly higher in pts < 50 years and occurred within 3 months. RTx resulted in a decrease in E2 /T ratio starting at 1 month and suggesting a shift from estrogen to testosterone production. BMI and waist circumference had the similar impact on T levels after successful RTx compared to patients without renal disease. No specific impact on recovery of hypogonadism was found for time on dialysis prior to RTx and living or cadaver transplantation.
CONCLUSIONS: Successful RTx is associated with a rapid recovery from hypogonadism within 3 months preceeded by improvement in renal function particularly in patients younger than 50 years.
METHODS: Ninety-seven male patients with ESRD were consecutively investigated on day of surgery and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after RTx. Time course of changes in sex hormones (total testosterone ((TT)), calculated free testosterone ((cfT)), estradiol (E2 ), LH, FSH and prolactin), and interdependence with renal function, age, anthropometric factors, cause of ERDS, time on dialysis, and transplant associated factors were analyzed.
RESULTS: Hypogonadism (TT < 8 nmol/l) was present in 40% of pts prior to RTX and in only 18% at 1 year after RTX. Recovery from hypogonadism was significantly higher in pts < 50 years and occurred within 3 months. RTx resulted in a decrease in E2 /T ratio starting at 1 month and suggesting a shift from estrogen to testosterone production. BMI and waist circumference had the similar impact on T levels after successful RTx compared to patients without renal disease. No specific impact on recovery of hypogonadism was found for time on dialysis prior to RTx and living or cadaver transplantation.
CONCLUSIONS: Successful RTx is associated with a rapid recovery from hypogonadism within 3 months preceeded by improvement in renal function particularly in patients younger than 50 years.
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