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hypotestosteronemic en · ADJ

Etymology

From hypotestosteronemia + -ic.

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, or characterised by hypotestosteronaemia.
   • Siroky has stated that testosterone is responsible for libido in both sexes, and demonstrated that its administration to hypotestosteronemic males augmented sexual fantasizing and improved their sexual satisfaction. 2013, Jose Florante J. Leyson, Sexual Rehabilitation of the Spinal-Cord-Injured Patient, Humana Press - Clifton & New Jersey, page 466
   • Testosterone was infused directly into the coronary arteries of these men (all the men were hypotestosteronemic with testosterone levels below 11 nmol/l). Testosterone was expected to have no effect or even to cause vasoconstriction. 2001, A. R. Genazzani, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease - The Current Status of Research and Practice - Controversial Issues in Climacteric Medicine Series, International Menopause Society, page 113
   • As previously reported, this may be partly explained by the hypotestosteronemic state, which represents a true functional state of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. 2009, Peter G. Kopelman • Ian D. Caterson • William H. Dietz, Obesity in Adults and Children, Wiley Blackwell - A John Wiley & Sons, LTD, Publication, page 243

Forms

Relateds

hyperestrogenemic · hypertestosteronemic · hypoestrogenemic

Synonyms

hyperestrogenemic