[Osteoporosis in men and androgen replacement therapy].
Androgen plays an important role in bone maturation and maintenance of bone mass. Androgen deficiency associated with aging causes osteoporosis for men. With respect to this disease, androgen replacement treatment has been performed for aging male. However, available preparations of androgen are limited in Japan and each of them has both merit and demerit. Establishment of guideline for androgen replacement treatment including criteria of serum testosterone concentration is the problem, which now confronts us.
Tsujimura
Akira
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Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
Okuyama
Akihiko
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