Testosterone and aging : clinical research directions /

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Text features a report from the National Institute of Medicine, as requested by the National Institute of Aging and the National Cancer Institute, on the potential beneficial and adverse effects of testosterone therapy in older men. Features conclusions and recommendations derived from a twelve-mont...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessing the Need for Clinical Trials of Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Other Authors: Liverman, Catharyn T., Blazer, Dan G., II (Dan German), 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Longevity.
Aging > Prevention.
Testosterone > Physiological effect.
Older people.
Aging > drug effects
Aged
Longevity
Testosterone > physiology
Testosterone > therapeutic use
Longévité.
Vieillissement > Prévention.
Testostérone > Effets physiologiques.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
Older people
Aging > Prevention
Testosterone > Physiological effect
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Scope of this Report
  • Aging and Hormonal Changes
  • Testosterone, Human Development, and Health
  • Measuring Testosterone Levels
  • Testosterone Therapy
  • Growing Use of Testosterone Therapy
  • Clinical Trials
  • TESTOSTERONE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES
  • Changes in Endogenous Testosterone Levels with Aging
  • Literature Review
  • Bone
  • Body Composition and Strength
  • Physical Function
  • Cognitive Function
  • Mood and Depression
  • Sexual Function
  • Health-Related Quality of Life
  • Cardiovascular and Hematologic Outcomes
  • Prostate Outcomes
  • Other Health Outcomes
  • Multiple Outcomes
  • FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • Strategy for Future Clinical Trials in Older Men
  • Recommendations
  • Initial Efficacy Trials in Older Men
  • Protection of Research Participants: Safety and Ethical Issues
  • Additional Areas of Research
  • Need for Efficacy Studies in Older Men
  • Clinical Studies in Middle-Aged Men.

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