HORMONAL CHANGES IN THE HYPOTHALAMUS-PITUITARY-ADRENAL- GONADS SYSTEM IN YOUNG MEN WITH HYPOTHALAMIC OBESITY

Purpose of the study - to analyze the frequency and severity of hormonal changes in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-gonads system in young men with hypothalamic syndrome and alimentary-constitutional obesity. Materials and methods. We examined 340 males (mean age 21.27±2.44 years). Examined patients were divided into the following groups: Group I ‒ hypothalamic syndrome of the late puberty (n=84); Group II ‒ constitutional-exogenous obesity of the late puberty (n=20); Group III ‒ hypothalamic syndrome of mature age (n=158); Group IV ‒ constitutional-exogenous obesity of mature age (n=78). Results. In groups of patients with hypothalamic syndrome, a higher level of morning cortisol (р