Reproductive Aging in Men

• Autores: Shehzad Basaria
• Localización: Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, ISSN 0889-8529, Vol. 42, Nº. 2, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Aging and Endocrinology), págs. 255-270
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Aging in men is associated with a decrease in serum testosterone levels due to attrition in testicular Leydig cells and slowing of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator. The practicing endocrinologist is frequently consulted for consideration of testosterone therapy in older men with late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), a condition that many clinicians fail to distinguish from organic hypogonadism. Recent data using syndromic definition show that only 2% of 40-80-year-old men have LOH. Co-morbidities and obesity strongly contribute to LOH, suggesting that testosterone is a biomarker of health. Hence, prevention and treatment of these co-morbidities might attenuate age-related decline in androgen levels.