Exploring sex-specific hematological changes and their impact on quality of life in patients with prolactinoma
Patients with prolactinoma show sex-dependent changes in RBC parameters. Unlike women, men exhibit decreased HCT and Hb levels irrespective of adenoma size. Of note, the failure to recover from hypogonadism significantly affected the QoL of men.
Authors
- Pasquale Dolce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-6067)
- Timo Deutschbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-0168)
- Martin Faßnacht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6170-6398)
- Mario Detomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1490-5575)
- Barbara Altieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-3249)
- Yvonne Möhres
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Medicover (DE)
- William Harvey Research Institute (GB)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pituitary
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-024-01493-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft