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Related Articles (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Display&dopt=PubMed_PubMed&from_uid=18360043) Low testosterone levels in patients with mild hypertension recovered after antidepressant therapy in a male climacterium clinic.
Hypertens Res. 2008 Feb;31(2):243-8
Authors: Ishikura F, Asanuma T, Beppu S
Recently, middle-aged men who have begun frequently complaining of erectile dysfunction and nonspecific symptoms similar to those of postmenopausal women, visited a male climacterium clinic in Japan. Some patients, who were already taking antihypertensive medication, discontinued or reduced their dosages of antihypertensive medication after anti-depressant therapy. Forty-nine males over the age of 40 years were studied to evaluate the relationships between blood pressure, mental stress, and testosterone levels. The systemic blood pressure (sBP) of 24 patients was higher than the criteria for mild hypertension: 140/90 mmHg (HT group) at first visit. The sBP of the other 25 patients was normal (N group). The international index of erectile function (IIEF5) score (normal >21), self-rating depression scale (SDS) score (normal
Hypertens Res. 2008 Feb;31(2):243-8
Authors: Ishikura F, Asanuma T, Beppu S
Recently, middle-aged men who have begun frequently complaining of erectile dysfunction and nonspecific symptoms similar to those of postmenopausal women, visited a male climacterium clinic in Japan. Some patients, who were already taking antihypertensive medication, discontinued or reduced their dosages of antihypertensive medication after anti-depressant therapy. Forty-nine males over the age of 40 years were studied to evaluate the relationships between blood pressure, mental stress, and testosterone levels. The systemic blood pressure (sBP) of 24 patients was higher than the criteria for mild hypertension: 140/90 mmHg (HT group) at first visit. The sBP of the other 25 patients was normal (N group). The international index of erectile function (IIEF5) score (normal >21), self-rating depression scale (SDS) score (normal