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20th European Congress of Endocrinology

Barcelona, Spain
19 May 2018 - 22 May 2018

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ECE 2018, 19 - 22 May 2018; Barcelona, Spain

Symposia

EAA /ESE Session: Male gonadal function versus general health and vice versa

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Klinefelter syndrome – a challenge for endocrinologists

Nieschlag Eberhard

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is usually perceived as a disorder causing infertility and androgen deficiency and indeed, KS is the most frequent form of hypogonadism with 1 – 2 cases per 1,000 males and with a 47,XXY karyotype, the most frequent male chromosome disorder. Yet the incidence of the syndrome is probably significantly higher than the diagnosed casas suggest. Although subtle symptoms may be already evident in childhood and puberty, androgen deficiency usually only ...

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Does ‘healthy obesity’ exist in andrology?

Corona Giovanni

Introduction: Obesity is a cause of erectile dysfunction (ED) whereas its relationship with male infertility is more conflicting. The term metabolically healthy obesity (HO) has been used to describe an obese phenotype that does not have the burden of any metabolic disorder. The aim of the present study is to analyse the contribution of HO in the pathogenesis of ED and male infertility and to verify the value of HO in predicting major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).<...