Licorice consumption and serum testosterone in healthy man

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作者：

Armanini, D

Bonanni, G

Mattarello, MJ

Fiore, C

Sartorato, P

Palermo, M

机构：

[1] Univ Padua, Dept Med & Surg Sci, I-35100 Padua, Italy

[2] Univ Sassari, I-07100 Sassari, Italy

来源：

EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES | 2003年 / 111卷 / 06期

关键词：

licorice; glycyrrhetinic acid; total testosterone; free testosterone;

D O I：

10.1055/s-2003-42724

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];

摘要：

We have previously found that licorice can reduce serum testosterone in healthy men. These results were not confirmed in another study, where the same amounts of licorice did not decrease salivary testosterone values. In the actual study we treated more cases with the same amount of licorice and reproduced our previous data. The mean testosterone values decreased by 26 % after one week of treatment (p < 0.01). There was also a significant increase in 17-OHP and LH concentrations and a slight, but not significant decrease in free testosterone. Licorice treatment, in addition, did not affect the response of testosterone and 17-OHP to stimulation with beta-HCG.

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