Idiopathic hyperprolactinemia-associated hypogonadism in men presenting with normal testosterone levels

Xiaozhi Cheng; Yunbei Xiao; Yulong Deng; Qiwen Chen; Xiaoyan Wen; Er Zhou; Huiliang Zhou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0332871

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Idiopathic hyperprolactinemia-associated hypogonadism in men presenting with normal testosterone levels

Xiaozhi Cheng ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cxz@fjmu.edu.cn (XZC); zhlpaper@fjmu.edu.cn (HLZ); 1743619419@qq.com (EZ)

Affiliations Department of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-7019

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Yunbei Xiao,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Yulong Deng,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China
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Qiwen Chen,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China
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Xiaoyan Wen,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Software

Affiliation Department of Finance and Asset Management, People’s Hospital of Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China
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Er Zhou ,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cxz@fjmu.edu.cn (XZC); zhlpaper@fjmu.edu.cn (HLZ); 1743619419@qq.com (EZ)

Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, People’s Hospital of Gaozhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China
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Huiliang Zhou

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: cxz@fjmu.edu.cn (XZC); zhlpaper@fjmu.edu.cn (HLZ); 1743619419@qq.com (EZ)

Affiliation Department of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Idiopathic hyperprolactinemia-associated hypogonadism in men presenting with normal testosterone levels

Xiaozhi Cheng,
Yunbei Xiao,
Yulong Deng,
Qiwen Chen,
Xiaoyan Wen,
Er Zhou,
Huiliang Zhou

Published: September 18, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332871

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