Andereggen, Lukas; Frey, Janine; Andres, Robert H.; Luedi, Markus M.; Widmer, Hans Rudolf; Beck, Jürgen; Mariani, Luigi; Christ, Emanuel (2021). Persistent bone impairment despite long-term control of hyperprolactinemia and hypogonadism in men and women with prolactinomas. Scientific reports, 11(1), p. 5122. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-021-84606-x
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While prolactinoma patients have high bone turnover, current data are inconclusive when it comes to determining whether correction of hyperprolactinemia and associated hypogandism improves osteodensitometric data in men and women over the long term. In a large cohort of including 40 men and 60 women, we studied the long-term impact of prolactinoma treatment on bone mineral density (BMD) in men versus women, assessed adverse effects of a primary surgical or medical approach, and evaluated data for risk factors for impaired BMD at last follow-up using multivariate regression analyses. Median duration of follow-up was 79 months (range 13-408 months). Our data indicate that the prevalence of impaired BMD remained significantly higher in men (37%) than in women (7%, p < 0.001), despite the fact that hyperprolactinemia and hypogonadism are under control in the majority of men. We found that persistent hyperprolactinemia and male sex were independent risk factors for long-term bone impairment. Currently, osteoporosis prevention and treatment focus primarily on women, yet special attention to bone loss in men with prolactinomas is advised. Bone impairment as "end organ" reflects the full range of the disease and could become a surrogate marker for the severity of long-lasting hyperprolactinemia and associated hypogonadism.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery |
UniBE Contributor: |
Andereggen, Lukas, Lüdi, Markus, Widmer, Hans Rudolf, Beck, Jürgen |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
Publisher: |
Springer Nature |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Jeannie Wurz |
Date Deposited: |
29 Apr 2021 11:34 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:49 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-021-84606-x |
PubMed ID: |
33664388 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.153635 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/153635 |
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