Most aging individuals die from atherosclerosis, cancer or dementia. In the oldest old also
loss of muscle strength resulting in frailty becomes the limiting factor for an individual's …

In elderly women, after the menopause, which marks the end of reproductive life, estrogen
production and plasma levels represent only a small fraction of levels during reproductive …

Androgens in male senescence Page 1 CHAPTER 16 16 Contents 16.1 16.2 16.2.1 16.2.2
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For centuries, the importance of the testes for the maintenance of male phenotype,
psychosexual behavior, and physical power has been recognized. Indeed, testicular extracts …

The marked rises in sex steroids and growth hormone that accompany sexual maturation
and the pubertal growth spurt in men orchestrate dramatic changes in body composition and …

Some men between the ages 45 and 60 years develop complaints and symptoms
reminiscent of menopausal complaints in women. So, parallels were sought between the …

There is a statistical decline of testosterone levels in ageing men, most manifest in free
testosterone. While this fall is only moderate, ageing men show clinical signs of …

THE" ANDROPAUSE": Also called the" male menopause" or" partial androgen deficiency of
the aging male" etc., corresponds to the age at which the progressive decrease in androgen …

After about fifty years of age, at the time of the menopause and the andropause (androgenic
deficiency), men as well as women can have the same type of complaint, but it is facing time …

This article underlines the hormonal and clinical events characterizing the so-called
andropause, as they may be described from an extensive review of the literature and some …