Effects of long-term erythropoietin therapy on the hypothalamopituitary-testicular axis in male CAPD patients

Tokgoz B., Utaş C., Dogukan A., Guven M., Taskapan H., Oymak O., ...More

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, vol.21, no.5, pp.448-454, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Journal Name: PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.448-454
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Gonadal dysfunction has been recognized for a long time in uremic male patients. The present study assesses the hypothalamo-pituitary-testicular axis and growth hormone status in male continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients, before and after recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) therapy.