msyamp
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Many patients with cirrhosis, particularly alcoholic cirrhosis, develop
gynecomastia, testicular atrophy, and impotence. Which of the following
is thought to be the underlying mechanism producing these changes?
A. Both decreased testosterone secretion and decreased
extraction of androstenedione
B. Decreased hepatic extraction of androstenedione
C. Increased estrogen secretion by Leydig cells
D. Increased estrogen secretion by Sertoli cells
E. Testosterone deficiency alone
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| Doc2378
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? B. (there is decreased breakdown of androstenedione in the liver which increases its conversion to estrogens in the periphery)
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| sturge_weber
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| msyamp
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no sturge. i answered it b. bt it is explianed as A in qbank
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| sturge_weber
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yes i think i too got it wrong in q bank, and i still did it wrong
thanks msyamp
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