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446 Index<br />

Pituitary adenoma, male hypogonadism, 428<br />

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activat<strong>in</strong>g polypeptide<br />

(PACAP), fetal testosterone<br />

biosynthesis regulation, 8<br />

Platelet, effects of testosterone, 208<br />

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),<br />

cardiovascular disease, 129, 130<br />

coronary artery disease, 193, 194, 198, 199<br />

diagnostic criteria, 125<br />

gynecological cancer association, 129<br />

<strong>in</strong>fertility, 128, 129<br />

<strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong> resistance, 129<br />

natural history, 128<br />

treatment,<br />

anti<strong>and</strong>rogens, 134, 135<br />

f<strong>in</strong>asteride, 135<br />

hirsutism, 131, 132, 135<br />

<strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong> sensitizers,<br />

metform<strong>in</strong>, 134<br />

thiazolid<strong>in</strong>ediones, 134<br />

lifestyle modification, 132, 133<br />

ornith<strong>in</strong>e decarboxylase <strong>in</strong>hibitors, 133<br />

ovarian suppressive therapies, 133<br />

overview, 131, 132<br />

spironolactone, 134, 135<br />

surgery, 136<br />

Polycythemia, <strong>and</strong>rogen therapy association, 238,<br />

239, 355, 356<br />

Precocious puberty, def<strong>in</strong>ition, 335<br />

Pregnenolone, testosterone conversion pathways, 4–6<br />

Progest<strong>in</strong>s, male contraception, 410–412<br />

Prolact<strong>in</strong>, testosterone synthesis regulation studies, 8<br />

Prolact<strong>in</strong>oma, hypogonadism, 66, 67<br />

Prostate,<br />

ag<strong>in</strong>g effects, 352<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen receptor expression, 157, 158<br />

development, 157<br />

knockout mouse studies, effects on differentiation<br />

<strong>and</strong> function,<br />

aromatase, 97<br />

estrogen receptor, 97<br />

Prostate cancer,<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen ablation therapy,<br />

adjunctive therapy, 177<br />

apoptosis <strong>in</strong>duction,<br />

mitochondrial pathway, 174<br />

prostate cancer cell l<strong>in</strong>e studies, 175, 176<br />

rat ventral prostate studies, 174, 175<br />

receptor-mediated apoptosis, 172, 173<br />

metastatic prostate cancer, 176–178<br />

side effects, 177<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen dependence, 164<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen receptor,<br />

activation,<br />

lig<strong>and</strong>-<strong>in</strong>dependent activation, 169, 170<br />

nongenomic effects, 170<br />

mutations,<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen-<strong>in</strong>dependent cancer, 164<br />

CAG repeats, 168, 169<br />

detection, 165<br />

ga<strong>in</strong>-of-function mutations, 165, 167, 168<br />

latent prostate cancer mutations, 167<br />

loss-of-function mutations, 168<br />

overview, 38, 116, 117, 166, 167<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen replacement therapy risks, 178, 328,<br />

356, 357<br />

epidemiology, 157, 161<br />

steroid 5α-reductase <strong>in</strong>hibitor therapy, 81, 82<br />

testosterone levels <strong>and</strong> cancer risks,<br />

fetal development, 161, 162<br />

nested case control studies, 163<br />

racial differences, 163<br />

Prostate serum antigen (PSA), <strong>and</strong>rogen replacement<br />

therapy monitor<strong>in</strong>g, 328, 329<br />

PSA, see Prostate serum antigen<br />

Puberty,<br />

<strong>and</strong>rogen replacement therapy,<br />

constitutional delay of growth <strong>and</strong> puberty,<br />

341, 342<br />

permanent hypogonadism, 342–344<br />

body composition changes, 336<br />

bone maturation <strong>and</strong> sex steroids, 336–341<br />

def<strong>in</strong>ition, 335<br />

dehydroepi<strong>and</strong>rosterone levels, 338<br />

estrogen levels, 338<br />

flutamide effects, 340<br />

gonadotrop<strong>in</strong> secretion, 336, 337<br />

growth hormone-sex steroid <strong>in</strong>teractions,<br />

338, 339<br />

growth spurt, 336<br />

ox<strong>and</strong>rolone role <strong>in</strong> growth, 339, 340<br />

precocious puberty, 335<br />

secondary sexual characteristics, 336<br />

sexual function <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong>rogens,<br />

females, 269, 270<br />

males, 264–266<br />

tamoxifen effects, 340<br />

testosterone levels, 337<br />

R<br />

Radiation therapy, hypogonadism <strong>in</strong>duction, 62, 63<br />

Red blood cell, see Erythropoiesis<br />

Reifenste<strong>in</strong> syndrome, features, 59<br />

Renal failure, see Uremia<br />

S<br />

SARMs, see Selective <strong>and</strong>rogen receptor modulators<br />

SBMA, see Sp<strong>in</strong>al bulbar muscular atrophy

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