Andropause
"Andropause" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An endocrine state in men, characterized by a significant decline in the production of TESTOSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and other hormones such as HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE. Andropause symptoms are related to the lack of androgens including DEPRESSION, sexual dysfunction, and OSTEOPOROSIS. Andropause may also result from hormonal ablation therapy for malignant diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D047649
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.249 G08.686.785.880.249.249
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