Aging Male 2022 Dec;25(1):41-53
Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
Background: Data about classification of hypogonadism and estrogen deficiency in male people living with HIV (PLWH) are scanty.
Aim: To investigate the prevalence and characterization of biochemical hypogonadism and relative estrogen deficiency in male PLWH aged < 50 comparing liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) with chemiluminescent immunoassay (CI), and combining gonadotropin, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and serum estradiol (E2) measurements.
Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional, observational study. Read More