[The clinico-pathogenetic aspects of sex dimorphism in gout]

The examination of 241 gout patients (207 males and 34 females) revealed a marked sexual dimorphism of the disease related to the articular and renal syndromes. Male gout is characterized by higher blood levels of uric acid and oxypurinole in reduced clearance of the latter, while in female gout there were hyperxanthinoxidasemia and hypo-cAMPemia. Unbalance of sex and gonadotropic hormones, which appeared multidirectional and dependent on the sex, was observed in males in the form of lower concentrations of blood testosterone and estradiol against elevated levels of progesterone and lutropin, in females manifested with hypoprogesteronemia and reduced gonadotropin.