Andropause: a quality-of-life issue in older males

Med Clin North Am. 2006 Sep;90(5):1005-23. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2006.06.001.

Abstract

Testosterone deficiency occurs commonly in men as they grow older. This deficiency often is associated with a decline in sexual activity and a loss of muscle mass. Testosterone replacement can reverse many of these effects. At present, no ideal form of testosterone replacement is available. Like the phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, testosterone replacement in older men is a quality of life issue.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Andropause / drug effects
  • Andropause / physiology*
  • Comorbidity
  • Erectile Dysfunction / epidemiology
  • Erectile Dysfunction / etiology
  • Erectile Dysfunction / physiopathology
  • Erectile Dysfunction / therapy
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Humans
  • Libido / drug effects
  • Libido / physiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Testosterone / blood
  • Testosterone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Testosterone