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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To improve the knowledge of psychological hindrance in chronic prostatitis (CP) patients and study the treatment strategy of it.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two hundred and fifty-eight CP patients with psychological hindrance, aged 16 to 65 years (average 33 years), were divided into the psychotherapy group (148 cases) and the control (110 cases). The control were only treated with antibiotics and Chinese traditional medicines, while the psychotherapy group were treated with cognitive therapy besides the above medicines.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The symptoms in the psychotherapy group were improved obviously compared with those in the control. Both the cure rate (P < 0.05) and the effective rate (P < 0.001) of the psychotherapy group were higher than those of the control.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Psychotherapy is an effective way to treat CP patient with psychological hindrance.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Chronic Disease , Mental Disorders , Therapeutics , Prostatitis , Psychology , PsychotherapyABSTRACT
Objective To study the relationship of total serum testosterone and free testosterone with the age of men. Methods A total of 136 heathy men were classified into six groups. Enzyme immunoassay was applied to measure the serum level of testosterone and free testosterone, and then the relationship between the androgen change and the age was analyzed. Results The level of testosterone of 20-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60- and 70-78 age group were (6.208?2.275),(4.960?1.719),(5.910?3.054),(4.964?1.531) ,(3.967?2.514) and (4.146?2.497) mg/L respectively.Free testosterone concertrations were:(23.300?9.530),(22.060?12.627),(16.290?6.858),(14.782?6.851) ,(14.005?8.724) and (12.256?7.462) ng/L respectively. The level of blood testosterone decreased in 60-year age groups and the difference between 20-, 30-year old group and 60-year old group was significant (P
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Objective To study and to improve the understanding of the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of familial congenital adrenal hyperplasia(CAH) due to 17? hydroxylase deficiency. Methods 2 rare cases of 17? hydroxylase deficiency in a family were studied with review of the literature. Results 2 cases were definitely diagnosed,one being male pseudohermaphroditism and the other female hypogonadism.Treatment consisted of replacement doses of glucocorticoid hormones and supplemented by estrogen therapy.The serum potassium became normal and the blood pressure was kept below 150/90 mm Hg. Conclusions 17? hydroxylase dificiency is a kind of hypertensive forms of CAH and is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait,its prevalence being rare.It is associated with hypogonadism or pseudohermaphroditism, hypertension or hypokalemia and with absent/decreased 17 OHCS and 17 KS.Hypoaldosteronism and positive dexamathasone inhibition test are the outstanding features.
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Objective To analyse the plasma glucose change in the patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to discuss its possible mechanism. Methods The clinical data of 61 cases with SARS in Tianjin were retrospectively analysed. Results Plasma glucose level increased in 26 cases with SARS, among them, 2 cases suffered from diabetes before SARS onset, 24 cases were diagnosed as the secondary diabetes whose blood glucose level recovered normal after SARS were cured, except 4 cases who were dead. All of the 61 cases were treated with glucocorticoids. If the patients were grouped by the dose of methylprednisolone they received, 9 out of 14 cases with large dose, 14 out of 26 cases with middle dose and 1 out of 21 cases with small dose were led to secondary diabetes. There was significant difference in the incidence of the secondary diabetes between the small dose group and middle/large dose groups (P