Textbook of Men's Health and Aging

Foreword......Page 6
Preface & Acknowledgments......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Contributors......Page 14
INTRODUCTION: History of research on the aging male - selected aspects......Page 20
SECTION I: Biology of aging......Page 30
CHAPTER 1. The biology of gender differences in animal models of aging......Page 32
CHAPTER 2. The biologic basis for longevity differences between men and women......Page 42
CHAPTER 3. The biology of the aging brain......Page 50
CHAPTER 4. The blood-brain barrier: age and gender differences......Page 58
SECTION II: Diagnostics & Primary Assessment......Page 66
CHAPTER 5. Aging men - the challenge ahead......Page 68
CHAPTER 6. Screening of the aging male......Page 82
CHAPTER 7. Laboratory tests in the endocrine evaluation of aging males......Page 116
SECTION III: The Genitourinary System......Page 130
CHAPTER 8. Genitourinary system: An Introduction......Page 132
CHAPTER 9. Benign prostatic hyperplasia......Page 134
CHAPTER 10. Prostate cancer......Page 150
CHAPTER 11. Erectile dysfunction in the aging male......Page 166
CHAPTER 12. Infertility in the aging male......Page 180
CHAPTER 13. Urinary incontinence......Page 186
CHAPTER 14. Testicular cancer......Page 202
SECTION IV: Sexual Dysfunction......Page 224
CHAPTER 15. Treatment of erectile dysfunction in the elderly......Page 226
CHAPTER 16. Assessment of the aging man with sexual dysfunction......Page 248
SECTION V: Endocrine System......Page 258
CHAPTER 17. Endocrinology of the aging male: an overview......Page 260
CHAPTER 18. Androgen deficiency and its management in elderly men......Page 264
CHAPTER 19. Growth hormone and aging in men......Page 284
CHAPTER 20. The thyroid......Page 292
SECTION VI: Aging and Body Composition......Page 300
CHAPTER 21. Aging, testosterone, and body composition......Page 302
CHAPTER 22. Growth hormone and body composition in the aging male......Page 308
CHAPTER 23. Androgens and lean body mass in the aging male......Page 326
CHAPTER 24. Visceral obesity, androgens, and the risks of cardiovascular disease......Page 332
SECTION VII: Nutrition, Digestion and Metabolism......Page 346
CHAPTER 25. Nutrition in older men......Page 348
CHAPTER 26. Obesity in middle-aged men......Page 364
CHAPTER 27. Diabetes in the elderly male: nutritional aspects......Page 374
CHAPTER 28. Lipids through the ages......Page 382
CHAPTER 29. Insulin resistance syndrome in older people......Page 392
CHAPTER 30. Free radicals and vitamins......Page 410
CHAPTER 31. Resistance exercise......Page 424
CHAPTER 32. Constipation and diarrhea......Page 440
CHAPTER 33. Macrovascular complications in the elderly diabetic......Page 450
CHAPTER 34. Upper gastrointestinal complaints......Page 462
SECTION VIII: Cardiovascular and Respiratory System......Page 482
CHAPTER 35. Atherosclerotic risk assessment of androgen therapy in aging men......Page 484
CHAPTER 36. Male aging: changes in metabolic; inflammatory; and endothelial indices of cardiovascular risk......Page 492
CHAPTER 37. Androgens: studies in animal models of atherosclerosis......Page 506
CHAPTER 39. Androgens and arterial disease......Page 530
CHAPTER 40. Androgenic influences on ventilation and ventilatory responses to oxygen and carbon dioxide during wakefulness and sleep......Page 536
CHAPTER 41. The role of androgens in respiratory function......Page 540
SECTION IX: Central Nervous System and Psyche......Page 548
CHAPTER 42. Changes in libido/sex life......Page 550
CHAPTER 43. Depression......Page 558
CHAPTER 44. Testosterone, depression, and cognitive function......Page 570
CHAPTER 45. Modern antidepressants......Page 580
CHAPTER 46. Sleep disorders......Page 594
CHAPTER 47. Cognitive changes in aging......Page 602
SECTION X: Skeletal System......Page 628
CHAPTER 48. Bone loss and osteoprotic fracture occurrence in aging men......Page 630
SECTION XI: Sensory Organs......Page 638
CHAPTER 49. Aging and the eye......Page 640
CHAPTER 50. Aging and inner ear dysfunction......Page 650
CHAPTER 51. Smell and taste......Page 664
SECTION XII: Skin and Hair......Page 678
CHAPTER 52: Healthy skin aging......Page 680
CHAPTER 53: Skin disease caused by changes in the immune system and infection......Page 696
CHAPTER 54. Skin changes caused by venous diseases......Page 710
CHAPTER 55. Aging of hair......Page 716
CHAPTER 56. Hormone treatments and preventative strategies in aging men: whom to treat, when to treat, and how to treat......Page 730