Testosterone Deficiency in Men

by Jones, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9780199545131
• ISBN10: 0199545138
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-05
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"This book is a comprehensive but concise, up-to-date guide to established and salient new data on the management of testosterone deficency in men. It provides a background of essential knowledge on diagnosis, treatment and safety, and examines the association of testosterone deficiency with organ systems and their diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Testosterone deficiency: an overview	p. 1
Clinical physiology of testosterone	p. 9
Diagnosis of hypogonadism: symptoms, signs, tests, and guidelines	p. 23
Primary hypogonadism	p. 37
Secondary hypogonadism	p. 49
Late-onset hypogonadism	p. 61
Testosterone replacement therapy	p. 71
The prostate and other safety issues	p. 79
Puberty and fertility	p. 89
Testosterone and erectile dysfunction	p. 97
Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes	p. 107
The heart and cardiovascular disease	p. 121
Testosterone and the brain	p. 133
The role of androgens and osteoporosis and frailty	p. 139
A perspective from primary care	p. 151
Index	p. 157
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