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Male Menopause: Fact or Fiction?
Moshe Wald, MD*,
Martin M. Miner, MD,
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Allen D. Seftel, MD
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: moshe-wald{at}uiowa.edu.
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The possible existence of a menopause-like process in aging men has been speculated, given certain age-related hormonal and other biological changes noted to occur. Specifically, a slow decline in serum testosterone levels has been reported to occur with normal male aging. Androgen deficiency, which may result from this process, could have an effect on various systems and physiologic parameters, including bone density, body composition, sexual function, and the cardiovascular system, thus significantly affecting health and quality-of-life issues in older men. There has been an increasing interest in evaluating the possible use of testosterone replacement in preventing some detrimental aspects of aging and age-related hypogonadism, as well as in the investigation of the potential adverse effects of this therapy on different target organs. It is the purpose of this review to summarize currently available information with regard to the changes in testosterone and other hormones in older men, discuss their possible clinical manifestations and relationship with other age-related changes, and provide an updated description of testosterone replacement therapy for older men, including its indications, formulations, and safety considerations.
First published on January 11, 2008, doi:10.1177/1559827607311513
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 2008;2:132.
A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2008
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