Changes in Testosterone Levels During the Fasting Month of Ramadan

S. A. Mira

doi:10.5339/qmj.2002.2.12

ISSN: 0253-8253
E-ISSN: 2227-0426

oa Changes in Testosterone Levels During the Fasting Month of Ramadan
المؤلفون: S. A. Mira¹
عرض الانتماءات إخفاء الانتسابات المهنية

االانتسابات المهنيه ¹ Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2002, Issue 2, نوفمبر ٢٠٠٢, 12
DOI https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2002.2.12
- تاريخ النشر الكترونيا: ٠١ نوفمبر ٢٠٠٢

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During the month of Muslim fasting (Ramadan) many people alter their sleeping habits and stay awake most of the night In this study I looked into the effect of this alteration as well as the effect of fasting on testosterone and its circadian variation in fifty-eight (58) healthy adults. Fortysix (46) of the subjects showed alteration of the diurnal variation during the third week of fasting. Thirty-eight (38) males showed significant increase in evening testosterone level and eight (8) females showed significant decrease of morning testosterone level (P < 0.001 in both). These findings suggest that alteration in sleeping pattern during Ramadan has a significant effect on testosterone levels.

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