Decreased testosterone and libido with severe weight loss
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Durch erheblichen Gewichtsverlust bedingte Minderung der Testosteronkonzentration und der Libido |
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| Autor: | Strauss, Richard H.; Lanese, Richard R.; Malarkey, William B. |
| Erschienen in: | The physician and sportsmedicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 21 (1993), 12, S. 64-71, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0091-3847, 2326-3660 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00913847.1993.11947613 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199410070440 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
A college wrestler's weight, body fat, and hormone levels were measured during 2 years of competition. Marked weight loss during the initial season was associated with lower serum levels of testosterone and several other hormones, as well as a decrease in reported sexual activity. All values returned to normal after the season. The following year, with less weight loss, the wrestler had only a transient decrease in testosterone and prolactin and reported no decline in sexual activity. Body fat greater than 5% seemed essential to maintaining normal endocrine function. Verf.-Referat