{"paper_id":"6afa1010-2598-4980-8f35-d2a5f61c0017","body_text":"Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology (CEOG) is published by IMR Press from Volume 47 Issue 1 (2020). Previous articles were published by another publisher on a subscription basis, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with S.O.G.\nSerum levels of androgens and prostate-specific antigen in endometriosis\nM.S. Evsen 1,*, M.E. Sak 1, H.E. Soydinc 1, S. Guven 2, S. Basaranoglu 1, N.K. Hatipoglu 3, O. Evliyaoglu 4, T. Gul 1\nAffiliations\nArticle Info\n1 Dicle University, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Diyarbakir\n2 Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Trabzon\n3 Dicle University, School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Diyarbakir\n4 Dicle University, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Diyarbakir (Turkey)\nAbstract\nObjective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the levels of serum androgens and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with endometriosis. Materials and Methods: Patients with Stage III/IV(advanced stage) endometriosis were compared to controls with respect to basal serum levels of total testosterone (T), free testosterone (fT), androstenedion (A), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S), and PSA in the early follicular phase of menstrual cycle for this prospective case control study. Results: Level of T, fT, A, DHEA, and DHEA-S were higher in patients with endometriosis when compared to control subjects, but the difference was not statistically significant. The mean PSA level was 0.0074 ± 0.0120 ng/ml in patients with endometriosis and 0.0059 ± 0.0056 ng/ml in control group and there was no statistically significant difference between groups (p = 0.58). Conclusion: Serum basal androgens and PSA levels are higher in endometriosis group with respect to control but the differences are not statistically significant.\nKeywords\n- Endometriosis\n- Androgens\n- Prostate-specific antigen","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}