[HTML][HTML] Anabolic–androgenic steroids: How do they work and what are the risks?

P Bond, DL Smit, W de Ronde - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS) are a class of hormones that are widely abused for
their muscle-building and strength-increasing properties in high, nontherapeutic, dosages …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: associated disorders and mechanisms of action

S De Coster, N Van Larebeke - Journal of environmental and public …, 2012 - hindawi.com
The incidence and/or prevalence of health problems associated with endocrine-disruption
have increased. Many chemicals have endocrine-disrupting properties, including bisphenol …

Anabolic androgenic steroid abuse in young males

W de Ronde, DL Smit - Endocrine connections, 2020 - ec.bioscientifica.com
This review summarizes ten years experience with male abusers of anabolic androgenic
steroids (AAS). The typical user of AAS is male, aged between 20 and 40 and lifting weights …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixture and male reproductive hormones

K Luo, X Liu, M Nian, Y Wang, J Qiu, H Yu… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Previous epidemiological studies on the relationship between per-and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and male reproductive hormones were mainly …

Clinical application of aromatase inhibitors to treat male infertility

C Yang, P Li, Z Li - Human Reproduction Update, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility affects 15% of men and contributes to nearly half of all cases of
infertility. Infertile men usually have impaired spermatogenesis, presenting as azoospermia …

Human urinary phthalate metabolites level and main semen parameters, sperm chromatin structure, sperm aneuploidy and reproductive hormones

J Jurewicz, M Radwan, W Sobala, D Ligocka… - Reproductive …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to assess the association of phthalate metabolites levels in urine
with semen parameters (sperm concentration, motility, morphology, CASA parameters) …

Mechanisms in endocrinology: aging and anti-aging: a combo-endocrinology overview

E Diamanti-Kandarakis, M Dattilo… - European journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Aging and its underlying pathophysiological background has always attracted the attention
of the scientific society. Defined as the gradual, time-dependent, heterogeneous decline of …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials implementing aromatase inhibitors to treat male infertility

F Del Giudice, GM Busetto… - Asian journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Aromatase activity has commonly been associated with male infertility characterized by
testicular dysfunction with low serum testosterone and/or testosterone to estradiol ratio. In …

Advances in male contraception

ST Page, JK Amory, WJ Bremner - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Despite significant advances in contraceptive options for women over the last 50 yr, world
population continues to grow rapidly. Scientists and activists alike point to the devastating …

The multiple roles of estrogens and the enzyme aromatase

WC Boon, JDY Chow, ER Simpson - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Aromatase is the enzyme that catalyzes the last step of estrogen biosynthesis. It is
expressed in many tissues such as the gonads, brain and adipose tissue. The regulation of …