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CONTEMPORARY ENDOCRINOLOGY
Contemporary Endocrinology
ANDORGENS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
ISBN: 1-58829-029-8 E-ISBN: 1-59259-388-7
humanapress.com
P. Michael Conn, Series Editor
Androgens in Health and Disease
Carrie J. Bagatell, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Edited by
FEATURES
CONTENTS
William J. Bremner, MD, PhD
The Robert G. Petersdorf Professor and Chairman,
Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
In recent years, medical researchers have demonstrated that androgens, both naturally occurring
and synthetic, influence a myriad of physiological functions and can also be used therapeutically in a wide
variety of clinical settings. In Androgens in Health and Disease, an authoritative panel of researchers
and clinicians review our latest understanding of andrology in both basic science and clinical medicine.
Topics range from explaining the biology of androgens—from several different perspectives—to illuminating
their role in the development and modulation of physiologic systems. The authors demonstrate
how testosterone can be a useful adjunct to the treatment of a variety of disease states, particularly
those in which catabolism and loss of muscle mass occur. Other chapters consider important topics
such as androgen use in athletes, the potential of androgens to improve physical function and quality of
life in older men, and androgens as potential male contraceptives. Of special interest is a presentation
of recent advances in understanding the physiological and clinical effects of androgen excess and
androgen deficiency in women.
Authoritative and wide-ranging, Androgens in Health and Disease offers both researchers and
practicing clinicians a comprehensive survey of how, why, and where androgens exert their effects,
as well as their therapeutic roles in a broad range of diseases.
Comprehensive survey of the biology,
physiology, and clinical use of androgens
Review of androgens as anabolic agents and
for male contraception
Extensive up-to-date bibliography
I General Andrology. Testosterone Synthesis, Transport,
and Metabolism. Androgen Action. Hypogonadism in
Men: An Overview. Dihydrotestosterone and 5α-Reductase:
Normal Physiology and Inhibition. Estrogen Action
in Males: Insights Through Mutations in Aromatase and
Estrogen-Receptor Genes. Alterations of Androgen Action
Caused by Mutation of the Human Androgen Receptor.
Androgen Excess Disorders in Women. Androgen
Pharmacology and Delivery Systems. II Androgen
Effects on Physiologic Systems. Androgen Signaling in
Coverage of the use and abuse of
androgens by athletes
Resource for both researchers and
clinicians
Prostatic Neoplasia and Hyperplasia. Androgens and
Coronary Artery Disease. Androgens and Bone. Androgens
and the Hematopoietic System. Androgens and
Body Composition. Androgens and Sexual Function in
Men and Women. Androgens and Cognition. III Applied
Andrology. Androgen Treatment of the Hypogonadal
Male. Androgens and Puberty. Androgens in Older Men.
Rationale for Treating Hypoandrogenism in Women. Androgens
as Anabolic Agents. Androgens and Male Contraception.
Androgens in Primary Care. Index.
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