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Endocrine Regulations Vol.42, p.17-22, 2008

Title: HEALTH RESORT TREATMENT IMPROVED THE NEUROSTEROID PROFILE IN THYROIDECTOMIZED WOMEN
Author: D. JANDOVA, M. BICIKOVA, M. HILL, R. HAMPL

Abstract: Objective: The aim was to study the effect of climatotherapy and spa treatment on selected neuro- and immunomodulatory steroids known to affect well-being, and homocysteine, in a homogenous group of thyroidectomized women under standard substitution regime. Methods. Dehydroepiandrosterone, its precursors and metabolites, cortisol, major sex steroids, SHBG, and homocysteine were measured before and after three-weeks stay in a health resort Jeseník (Graefenberg) in Czech Republic. The studied group consisted of 21 women after total thyroidectomy which was performed at least 3 months before the admission to the spa resort. All patients received thyroid hormone substitution treatment which was not changed during their stay in that resort. Results. Out of the steroids investigated, five, namely dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione, testosterone, 7β-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone and cortisol were changed significantly after treatment. The most considerable was the decrease of cortisol and of homocysteine (p

Keywords: Balneotherapy – Neurosteroids – Thyroidectomy
Year: 2008, Volume: 42, Issue: 1 Page From: 17, Page To: 22



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