Short-term effects of follicle-stimulating hormone on immune function, lipid, and vitamin metabolism in transiently castrated men.

Background: Prostate cancer therapy with surgical or chemical castration with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists has been linked to elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, which may contribute to secondary health disorders, including atherosclerosis and diabetes. Although recent findings suggest a role for FSH beyond the reproductive system, its metabolic impact remains unclear and difficult to disentangle from that of androgens. In this study, we examined the metabolic changes induced by FSH and distinguished them from those caused by testosterone.

Actinomyces status and inflammatory biomarkers in post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage cases.

Background: The presence of can be associated with complications.

Aims: This study aimed to determine the frequency of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage (PTH), the presence of in palatine tonsils and serum inflammatory biomarker levels in PTH.

Material And Methods: The cases who underwent tonsillectomy at a single center were included in the study.

Coronavirus disease 2019 status and related anxiety levels in cases undergoing total laryngectomy.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate rate of the COVID-19 disease, its severity, mortality rate and anxiety levels in subjects who underwent total laryngectomy.

Methods: The subjects who underwent total laryngectomy were included in the study. The data were first obtained retrospectively and then a telephone survey was applied.

Selectively manipulating softness perception of materials through sound symbolism.

Cross-modal interactions between auditory and haptic perception manifest themselves in language, such as sound symbolic words: crunch, splash, and creak. Several studies have shown strong associations between sound symbolic words, shapes (e.g.