ARREST OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENT MALES: MECHANISMS AND ETIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS
The paper considers the role of trace elements in the etiology and pathogenesis of arrested sexual functional development (ASFD) in adolescents. Attention is drawn to the need to determine the concentration ratio of essential to toxic chemical elements affecting the development of reproductive function. Elevated leptin levels have been found to play a role in the occurrence of ASFD in obese children. A draft scheme is proposed for its etiological diagnosis in boys and correction. Antioxidant trace elements have been substantiated to be of importance for the rehabilitative therapy of ASFD.