[ XXXX in the male: clinical aspects and therapy].

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Fifty-seven male @entity1 with @entity4089 have been investigated. Macroadenomas were found in 49 @entity1 of whom 24 had received pituitary surgery before elevated @entity4090 levels were discovered. In 8 @entity1 radiology of the pituitary fossa revealed either evidence of microadenoma or a @entity4776 . Prolactin levels ranged from 582 to 498 000 microU/ml. All @entity1 with @entity2013 , including those who had undergone previous surgery, had @entity4090 levels above 5000 microU/ml. Disturbances of libido and sexual potency were prevalent in the majority of @entity1 , less frequently accompanied by gynacecomastia and @entity6726 . However, @entity227 were the reason for the first visit to the doctor in the majority of @entity1 . Pituitary surgery led to improvement of @entity227 , though prolactin levels were never normalized. Postoperative radiotherapy had no significant influence on @entity4090 levels. In contrast, @entity2847 therapy led, in the majority of @entity1 , not only to improvement of hypogonadal symptoms but also to normalization of @entity4090 levels.
