Recently added articles from Aging Male:
Diagnosing and treating testosterone deficiency in different parts of the world. Results from global market research
Dec 01, 2007; Gooren, Louis J; Behre, Hermann M; Saad, Farid; Frank, Annika; Schwerdt, Sebastian ... Abstract Aim. This study analysed variations between different regions of the world in diagnosing and treating testosterone (T) deficiency. Methods. Physicians were interviewed in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, in Brazil, in Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Items in the ...
Effects of androgen deprivation on glycaemic control and on cardiovascular biochemical risk factors in men with advanced prostate cancer with diabetes
Dec 01, 2007; Haidar, Ahmad; Yassin, Aksam; Saad, Farid; Shabsigh, Ridwan ... Abstract Introduction and objective. Androgen deprivation therapy of prostate cancer with luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonists may result in loss of bone mass, changes in body composition and a deterioration of arterial stiffness. The present study monitored the effects of ...
Clinical experience with Andriol® Testocaps® - The first Austrian surveillance study on the treatment of late-onset hypogonadism
Dec 01, 2007; Jungwirth, Andreas; Plas, Eugen; Geurts, Paul ... Abstract Objective. The objective of this study was to document the efficacy and tolerability of the new formulation of Andriol® Testocaps® in the treatment of late-onset hypogonadism in a clinical practice setting. Methods. The primary inclusion criterion was symptomatic ...
The effects of daily alendronate, daily calcitonin and alendronate every other day on bone mineral density in osteoporotic men
Dec 01, 2007; Guven, Zeynep; Karadag-Saygi, Evrim; Unlu-Ozkan, Feyza; Akyuz, Gulseren ... Abstract Objectives. Biphosphonates have been widely used in the treatment of osteoporosis, but there is not enough data on their use in men. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of twelve months' treatment with daily 10 mg alendronate, every other day 10 mg alendronate ...
Age-related patterns of DHEAS among Turkana males of northern Kenya
Dec 01, 2007; Campbell, Benjamin C; Leslie, Paul; Campbell, Kenneth ... Abstract Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) has been widely associated with aging, but little is known about age-related decline of DHEAS in non-western populations. To determine the age-related pattern of DHEAS and its relationship to nutritional status in a subsistence population, ...
Functional testosterone: Biochemical assessment of hypogonadism in men - Report from a multidisciplinary workshop hosted by the Ontario Society of Clinical Chemists
Dec 01, 2007; Collier, C P; Clark, A F; Bain, J; Godwin, M; Hudson, R W; Lepage, R; Morales, A; Moses, G; Tremblay, R R; Vandenberghe, H ... Abstract Objectives. In 2004, the Ontario Society of Clinical Chemists (OSCC) held an invitational multidisciplinary workshop to establish the most reliable, cost-effective approach to the biochemical assessment of hypogonadism in men. Methods. Specialists across Canada in ...
The diagnosis of late life hypogonadism
Dec 01, 2007; Morley, John E ... Abstract The diagnosis of late life hypogonadism is controversial. For the purposes of discussion, it is suggested that treatment of late life hypogonodism requires the presence of symptoms, a low level of circulating free or bioavailable testosterone level and a positive response to ...