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Revista Cubana de Endocrinología

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ALVAREZ SEIJAS, Eduardo et al. Androgen deficiency in men aged 60 or more from Vedado health area. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2009, vol.20, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2953.

Decline of testicular function typical of aging has acquired relevance in past years, however yet it is unknown its prevalence and there is not evenness for its diagnosis. A cross-sectional and descriptive study was made to determine the prevalence and clinical-hormonal features of androgen deficit in males aged 60 or more. Included are 70 subjects from a health area selected by multistage stratified randomized sampling that were interrogated about presence of androgen deficiency syndrome and underwent a physical and genital examination and total testosterone determinations, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone in peripheral blood. According the testosterone concentrations they were divided into two groups: a) subjects presenting with androgen deficiency and b) subjects without this type of deficiency. Those with androgen deficit had a higher weight, a higher obesity ratio, and a significantly lower height. The symptoms of androgen deficit were frequent, recounted indiscriminately by both groups and independently of sexual hormone concentrations. Generally, gonadotropins were increased mainly at the expense of follicle-stimulating hormone and its behavior was independent of the testosterone concentrations.

Palabras clave : Late onset hypogonadism; androgen deficit; testosterone; male climateric; aging.

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