Review: Ageing and hormones.
With ageing, there is a decline in hormone levels, including oestrogen, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone and growth hormone. Replacement of these hormones has been investigated and reviewed in this paper. There are still controversies regarding the benefits and risks of replacement therapy.
Roshan
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Division of Endocrinology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Nader
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Orlander
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D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism
D004967:Estrogens; D006728:Hormones; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone