Effect of age on serum prolactin concentration in presumably fertile men in Sri Lanka.
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1994-03-01
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Tennekoon, K H
Karunanayake, E H
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OBJECTIVE: To examine possible age related variation in serum prolactin in men. DESIGN: A cross sectional study. SUBJECTS: Healthy married men aged 21 to 85 years with one or more children. MEASUREMENTS: Serum prolactin concentrations measured by immunoradiometric assay.
RESULTS: Prolactin concentrations were significantly higher (p < 0.001) from 61 years of age onwards when compared with 31 to 60 years. Prolactin concentrations between 21 to 30 years were significantly higher than between 31 to 50 years (p < 0.05), but lower than between 61 to 70 (p < 0.05) and 75 to 85 (p < 0.01) years.
CONCLUSIONS: Serum prolactin concentrations show age related variations in presumably fertile men.
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The Ceylon Medical Journal.
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Tennekoon KH, Karunanayake EH. Effect of age on serum prolactin concentration in presumably fertile men in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1994 Mar; 39(1): 11-3