{"id":1752,"date":"2023-11-27T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T09:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nor-ijournal.com\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:06:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:06:50","slug":"121-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nor-ijournal.com\/ru\/2023\/11\/27\/121-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazarov G. – COLOR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND OF THE TESTIS IN YOUNG MEN WITH A SERUM TESTOSTERONE LEVEL BELOW THE AVERAGE VALUES OF THE STANDARD FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COLOR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND OF THE TESTIS IN YOUNG MEN WITH A SERUM TESTOSTERONE LEVEL BELOW THE AVERAGE VALUES OF THE STANDARD FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lazarov G.
<\/strong>Department Molecular Immunology, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences<\/em>, <\/em>1113 <\/em>Sofia, Bulgaria
<\/em>Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology \u201eSt.Sofia\u201c, \u0410ndrological office, 1330 Sofia<\/em>, <\/em>Bulgaria<\/em><\/p>

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>

Introduction
<\/strong>This study aimed to correlate the testicular volume, ultrasound imaging, and blood flow parameters, determined using color Doppler ultrasonography in young men with a testosterone level below the average values of the standard for a prolonged period.<\/p>

Material and methods
<\/strong>From January 2013 and December 2019, we examined 73 men aged 37 to 45 years with a testosterone level below the average values of the standard for a prolonged period and \u0430 20 age-matched men with a testosterone level above the average values of the standard. We use color Doppler ultrasound as a method to evaluate the volume, ultrasound imaging and Doppler parameters of the testicular blood flow.\u00a0<\/p>

Results
<\/strong>We obtained significantly lower but still within the reference range values for total testosterone (p<0.001), compared to those of the control group. We found no differences in the ultrasound characteristics of the testicular parenchyma and significant differences between testicular volumes in patients with a testosterone level below the average values of the standard for a prolonged period and those in the control group. In the color Doppler ultrasound we recorded fluctuations only in the blood flow of a aa.intratesticularis, expressed in a slight increase in the resistance index.<\/p>

Conclusions
<\/strong>Ultrasonography of young men with a serum T level below the average values of the standard for a prolonged period found no reduction in testicular volume and no change in the ultrasound characteristic of the parenchyma, which suggests to us that this is not a congenital condition, but cannot answer the question of whether it will lead to structural changes in the testicles in the future and if so what. The non-significant increase in RI in the intratesticular arteries in all examined men is a non-specific indicator that directs the specialist’s attention to additional testing of total testosterone in patients with complaints from the male reproductive system.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>Keywords: <\/strong>Color Doppler ultrasound,<\/strong>\u00a0 testosterone, young men<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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