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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1O
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Changes in bone mineral density (BMD) after orchidectomy and after hormone replacement therapy were reported in two patients with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS). Diagnosis of AIS was made by clinical features and confirmed by the presence of 46,XY karyotype and the presence of testis component in the removed gonads. BMD at the lumbar spine and at three sites of the femur was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). The Z scores of the lumbar spine BMD before orchidectomy were -0.8 and -3.1, confirming that patients with AIS have low BMD and that androgen plays an important role in bone mineralization in 46,XY individuals. Castration reduced BMD, but treatment with daily doses of 1.25 mg of conjugated oestrogen and 10 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate increased BMD. These results indicate that both oestrogen and androgen play an important role in balancing BMD in men.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0268-1161
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2816-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in bone mineral density after orchidectomy and hormone replacement therapy in individuals with androgen insensitivity syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports