Androgens and Reproductive Aging addresses the emotive topics of reproductive aging, menopause and the use of androgen supplements to mitigate their effects.

Features:

• Covers androgen production in the healthy male and female
• Details the decline of androgen production during aging, with the associated effects on body composition and libido
• Addresses the benefits and potential side-effects of androgen replacement therapy

Contents

1. Androgen production in women
2. Pathophysiology of androgen deficiency
3. Endocrine aspects of reproductive aging in men and women
4. Androgen receptor expression in women and its relationship to sexual function
5. Psychosexual effects of menopause
6. Effects of combined estrogen-androgen preparations on sexual function in postmenopausal women
7. Transdermal testosterone treatment in women
8. Tailoring menopausal hormone therapy: role of antiandrogens
9. Is there a role for androgens in premenopausal women?
10. Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: is there a place for androgens?
11. Practical aspects of estrogen-androgen hormone replacement therapy
12. Androgens, DHEA and breast cancer
13. Side effects of androgen treatment
14. An introduction to androgen decline in aging males

Index

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