ArticleThe world journal of men's health2018
Which Exercise Is Better for Increasing Serum Testosterone Levels in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction?
Article in The world journal of men's health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Correlation Analysis between Hypogonadal Symptoms and Changes in Body Composition and Physical Fitness after Testosterone Treatment in Men with Testosterone Deficiency.The world journal of men's health · 2024Article
- Male Obesity-related Secondary Hypogonadism - Pathophysiology, Clinical Implications and Management.European endocrinology · 2019Review
- Penile skin preservation technique for reconstruction surgery of penile paraffinoma.Investigative and clinical urology · 2019Article
- Predictive Factors of Efficacy Maintenance after Testosterone Treatment Cessation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeWe investigated the correlations of serum total testosterone (TT) levels with body composition and physical fitness parameters in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) to know the best exercise for testosterone deficiency. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighty-seven ED patients underwent serum TT assessment as well as body composition and basic exercise testing. The bioelectrical impedance analysis was used to assess body composition. Seven types of basic exercise tests were used to determine physical fitness. Correlations between serum TT levels and body composition/physical function parameters were evaluated using partial correlation analyses. A serum TT cut-off value was obtained for the parameters significantly correlated with serum TT levels.
resultsThe subjects had a mean serum TT level of 342.1 ng/dL. Among the body composition parameters, body and abdominal fat percentages showed statistically significant negative correlations with serum TT levels. Among the basic exercise test parameters, only the cycle ergometer test for cardiorespiratory fitness showed a statistically significant positive correlation with serum TT levels.
conclusionsSerum TT levels in patients with ED, may be increased by reducing fat percentage and improving cardiorespiratory fitness via aerobic exercise.
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