Risks and benefits : new concepts of treatment of late-onset hypogonadism

Late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) is a clinical and bio-chemical syndrome associated with advancing age in males and seriously affects the quality of life of some of the patients. A classical therapeutic option for LOH is testosterone supplementary treatment (TST). Its effectiveness has been verified, whereas its long-term safety remains to be further evaluated. With deeper insights into LOH, many new therapeutic strategies have been proposed, which include the treatments with gonadotropins, testosterone precursors (such as dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA]), non-aromatizable androgens (such as dihydrotestosterone [DHT]), antiestrogens (such as aromatase inhibitors and estrogen receptor antagonists), and Chinese medicine. Meanwhile, studies on the transplantation of Leydig stem cells, selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), and selective estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) agonists have shed new light on the treatment of LOH.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology - 20(2014), 6 vom: 19. Juni, Seite 483-9

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shang, Xue-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yu-Feng [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

3XMK78S47O
English Abstract
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Testosterone

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.01.2015

Date Revised 17.07.2014

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM240118715