Testosterone: From Basic to Clinical Aspects

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The History of Testosterone and The Testes: From Antiquity to Modern Times....Pages 1-19
Androgen Receptor in Health and Disease....Pages 21-73
Physiology of Male Gonadotropic Axis and Disorders of Sex Development....Pages 75-96
Utility and Limitations in Measuring Testosterone....Pages 97-107
Male Puberty: What Is Normal and Abnormal?....Pages 109-132
Hypogonadotropic and Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism....Pages 133-145
Functional Hypogonadism: Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Testosterone....Pages 147-159
Male Hypogonadism and Aging....Pages 161-188
Hypogonadism After Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 189-202
Testosterone Therapy: Oral Androgens....Pages 203-224
Testosterone Therapy: Transdermal Androgens....Pages 225-235
Testosterone Therapy: Injectable Androgens....Pages 237-251
Benefits and Adverses Effects of Testosterone Therapy....Pages 253-269
Testosterone and Sexual Function....Pages 271-284
Testosterone Therapy and Prostate Cancer....Pages 285-297
Testosterone and Cardiovascular Effects....Pages 299-318
Testosterone and Women....Pages 319-351
Testosterone and Endocrine Disruptors: Influence of Endocrine Disruptors on Male Reproductive Tract....Pages 353-374
Testosterone Misuse and Abuse....Pages 375-402
Back Matter....Pages 403-414