Andropause
"Andropause" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An endocrine state in men, characterized by a significant decline in the production of TESTOSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and other hormones such as HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE. Andropause symptoms are related to the lack of androgens including DEPRESSION, sexual dysfunction, and OSTEOPOROSIS. Andropause may also result from hormonal ablation therapy for malignant diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D047649
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.249 G08.686.841.249.249
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Andropause" by people in Profiles.
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Ho PM, Bar?n AE, Wierman ME. Deaths and cardiovascular events in men receiving testosterone--reply. JAMA. 2014 Mar 05; 311(9):964-5.
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Vigen R, O'Donnell CI, Bar?n AE, Grunwald GK, Maddox TM, Bradley SM, Barqawi A, Woning G, Wierman ME, Plomondon ME, Rumsfeld JS, Ho PM. Association of testosterone therapy with mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in men with low testosterone levels. JAMA. 2013 Nov 06; 310(17):1829-36.