Opioid induced hypogonadism

Raghava G Reddy; Theingi Aung; Niki Karavitaki; John A H Wass

doi:10.1136/bmj.c4462

Opioid induced hypogonadism

BMJ. 2010 Aug 31:341:c4462. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c4462.

Authors

Raghava G Reddy¹, Theingi Aung, Niki Karavitaki, John A H Wass

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ.

Abstract

Hypogonadism in both sexes is a common result of ongoing treatment with opioid analgesics and can be treated with suitable hormone replacement therapy

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Hypogonadism / chemically induced*
Male
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid