Androgens, health and sexuality in women and men.
The importance of good sexual function for individuals, patients and their general health and well-being is well recognised. Testosterone is contributory to a healthy sexual life for both women and men. The British Society for Sexual Medicine (BSSM) has initiated and led the development of guidelines for the assessment and use of testosterone deficiency in both women and men for use within the UK and beyond. Clinical awareness of the possibility of testosterone deficiency and the impact this may have on an individual's sexual and somatic function and the need to make sufficient enquiry about the sex life of patients attending a broad clinical spectrum is emphasised. The management of testosterone deficiency is outlined in detail for both women and men.
Department of Sexual Medicine, Porterbrook Clinic, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. k.r.wylie@sheffield.ac.uk
Kevan
K
Wylie
Margaret
M
Rees
Geoff
G
Hackett
Richard
R
Anderson
Pierre-Marc
PM
Bouloux
Mike
M
Cust
David
D
Goldmeier
Philip
P
Kell
Tim
T
Terry
Tom
T
Trinick
Frederick
F
Wu
D000728:Androgens / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D019529:Sexuality; D013739:Testosterone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000172:deficiency*
D000728:Androgens; D013739:Testosterone