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Correlative studies on vitamin D and total, free bioavailable testosterone levels in young, healthy men.
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- Seasonal changes in free 25-(OH)D and vitamin D metabolite ratios and their relationship with psychophysical stress markers in male professional football players.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Association Between 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Testosterone in Healthy, Non-Obese, Young Adult, Filipino Men.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2023Article
- The Association between Vitamin D and the Components of Male Fertility: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Effects of bariatric surgery on testosterone level and sexual function in men with obesity: A retrospective study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- 25-hydroxyvitamin D and testosterone levels association through body mass index: A cross-sectional study of young men with obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The relationship between vitamin D levels and testicular hormonal function in men has not been clearly established. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationship between deficiency/insufficiency levels of 25(OH)D and luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), total (TT), free (FT), and bioavailable testosterone (BT), and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in young, healthy men. We enrolled 176 healthy, active young men aged 18-35 years from a genetically homogenous population of Lower Silesia, Poland. Serum levels of 25(OH)D, LH, FSH, and TT were measured by electrochemiluminescence (ECLIA). FT levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). BT levels were calculated from TT, SHBG, and albumin. SHBG was measured by chemiluminescent immunoassay CLIA. We did not find any significant differences between the mean hormonal values (LH, FSH, TT, FT, BT, and SHBG) and the status of 25(OH)D level (deficient and insufficient). Based on our results, we concluded that there is no relationship between deficient and insufficient 25(OH)D concentration and androgen levels in young, healthy men.
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