title: Andropause--lessons from the European Male Ageing Study.
abstract: Andropause or late-onset hypogondism (LOH) is a situation where a middle-aged or older man has low serum testosterone (T) in conjunction with diffuse symptoms reminiscent of those of genuine male hypogonadism (e.g. reduced sexual function, loss of vigor, muscle weakness, depression). Opinions about the diagnostic criteria, prevalence and treatment options of andropause vary considerably amongst experts. We review here some salient findings on the prevalence, diagnostic criteria and impact on health of andropause, obtained from the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS), a multicenter study of ageing among community-dwelling middle-aged and older men.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Cancer, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom; Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, 20520 Turku, Finland. Electronic address: ilpo.huhtaniemi@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ilpo T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Huhtaniemi
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D047649:Andropause / Q000502:physiology; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D005060:Europe; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007989:Libido; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D013737:Testis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone
keywords: Ageing; Dysfonction sexuelle; Hypogonadisme tardif; Late-onset hypogonadism; Serum testosterone; Sexual function; Testostérone sanguine; Vieillissement