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  • 简介:Studiesdemonstrateadeclineinandrogenswithageandthisresultsintheandropause.Theobjectiveofthispaperistoreviewtheliteratureonhormonalchangesthatoccurintheagingmalesanddetermineifthereareassociationsbetweendecreasedtestosterone,dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA)anddecreasedcognitivefunction.Trialsofandrogenreplacementanditsimpactoncognitivefunctionwillalsobeanalyzed.MethodofanalysiswillbebyathoroughsearchofarticlesonMEDLINE,theIntemetandmajorabstractdatabases.Resultsoftheauthor'sownresearchin302menoftheassociationofmemorylossasasymptomintheandropausewillbepresented.Inaddition,theauthorsopentrialoftestosteronereplacementinhypogonadicmenwithAlzheimer'sdiseasewillalsobepresented.Theresultsoftheauthor'strialwillbecomparedwithotherinvestigators.Highendogenoustestosteronelevelpredictedbetterperformanceonvisualspatialtestsinseveralstudies,butnotinallstudies.Likewise,testosteronereplacementinhypogonadicpatientsimprovedcognitivefunctionsinsomebutnotallstudies.Testosteronehasalsobeenshowntoimprovecognitivefunctionineugonadalmen.SeveralstudieshaveshownthatdeclinesinDHEAmaycontributetoAlzheimer'sdiseaseandtheresultsofdoubleblindstudieswithDHEAreplacementanditseffectoncognitionwillalsobepresented.Insummary,thereisstillnoconsensusthatandrogenreplacementisbeneficialincognitivedeclinebutthisoptionmayprovepromisinginsomepatients.

  • 标签: 男性 生殖健康 荷尔蒙 激素水平 老年痴呆症