The chicken or the egg: low testosterone predisposes for COVID-19 or COVID-19 induces a decrease in testosterone?

Stolk, Roeland F; van Leeuwen, Henk J; Kox, Matthijs; van Borren, Marcel; de Boer, Hans; Pickkers, Peter

Stolk, Roeland F; van Leeuwen, Henk J; Kox, Matthijs; van Borren, Marcel; de Boer, Hans; Pickkers, Peter.

Stolk RF; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
van Leeuwen HJ; Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Kox M; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
van Borren M; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands.
de Boer H; Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Pickkers P; Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Crit Care ; 25(1): 237, 2021 07 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1301882

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COVID-19/blood; Disease Susceptibility; Severity of Illness Index; Testosterone/blood; Estradiol/blood; Gonadal Steroid Hormones/blood; Humans; Male

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Testosterone / Severity of Illness Index / Disease Susceptibility / COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Crit Care Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S13054-021-03664-9

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