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Consensus Document on substitution therapy with DHEA in the elderly
It has been hypothesized that a number of clinical signs are related to the decline of DHEA secretion in aging men and women, including sarcopenia, osteopenia, atherosclerotic progression, impairment of cognitive and affective performance, and deterioration of immune-competence. These factor are extensively indagined and recommendations concerning substitution therapy are given
Consensus Document on substitution therapy with testosterone in hypoandrogenic elderly men
A number of studies have documented an age-related reduction in blood testosterone (T) levels. This paper analyses evidences and gives some suggestion to treatment