Testosterone and obesity

DM Kelly, TH Jones - Obesity Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Testosterone is a key hormone in the pathology of metabolic diseases such as obesity. Low
testosterone levels are associated with increased fat mass (particularly central adiposity) …

Klinefelter syndrome: integrating genetics, neuropsychology, and endocrinology

CH Gravholt, S Chang, M Wallentin, J Fedder… - Endocrine …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Although first identified over 70 years ago, Klinefelter syndrome (KS) continues to pose
substantial diagnostic challenges, as many patients are still misdiagnosed, or remain …

Worse progression of COVID‐19 in men: is testosterone a key factor?

VA Giagulli, E Guastamacchia, T Magrone, E Jirillo… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2)
disease 2019 (COVID‐19) seems to have a worse clinical course among infected men …

Society for Endocrinology guidelines for testosterone replacement therapy in male hypogonadism

CN Jayasena, RA Anderson, S Llahana… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Male hypogonadism (MH) is a common endocrine disorder. However, uncertainties and
variations in its diagnosis and management exist. There are several current guidelines on …

Testosterone and insulin resistance in the metabolic syndrome and T2DM in men

PM Rao, DM Kelly, TH Jones - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2013 - nature.com
Obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome are major risk factors for
cardiovascular disease. Studies have demonstrated an association between low levels of …

Frailty and sarcopenia as the basis for the phenotypic manifestation of chronic diseases in older adults

J Angulo, M El Assar, L Rodriguez-Manas - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Frailty is a functional status that precedes disability and is characterized by decreased
functional reserve and increased vulnerability. In addition to disability, the frailty phenotype …

Sex hormones in the cardiovascular system

RL dos Santos, FB da Silva, RF Ribeiro Jr… - … molecular biology and …, 2014 - degruyter.com
Gender-associated differences in the development of cardiovascular diseases have been
described in humans and animals. These differences could explain the low incidence of …

Long‐term testosterone therapy in hypogonadal men ameliorates elements of the metabolic syndrome: an observational, long‐term registry study

AM Traish, A Haider, G Doros… - International journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The goal of this study was to determine if long‐term testosterone (T) therapy in men with
hypogonadism, henceforth referred to as testosterone deficiency (TD), ameliorates or …

Long-term testosterone therapy improves cardiometabolic function and reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in men with hypogonadism: a real-life observational …

AM Traish, A Haider, KS Haider… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: In the absence of large, prospective, placebo-controlled studies of longer
duration, substantial evidence regarding the safety and risk of testosterone (T) therapy (TTh) …

The role of testosterone, the androgen receptor, and hypothalamic-pituitary–gonadal axis in depression in ageing Men

RL Hauger, UG Saelzler, MS Pagadala… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2022 - Springer
Considerable research has shown that testosterone regulates many physiological systems,
modulates clinical disorders, and contributes to health outcome. However, studies on the …