Diagnosis and treatment in elderly patients with hypogonadism
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6699.2014.09.025
- VernacularTitle:老年性性腺功能减退的诊断与治疗
- Author:
Huang ZHOU
;
Qifu LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gonadal function;
Elderly;
Hormone replacement
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2014;30(9):817-818
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Human sex glands (ovary and testis) play extremely important roles in reproductive function and sexual behavior by secreting various hormones.However,complex changes in the structure and the function of sex gland occur with ageing,resulting in a series of clinical consequences.This article explores these changes and discuss about their diagnosis and treatment.
