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Belgian Endocrine Society 2020

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11 Nov 2020 - 11 Nov 2020

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Sexual symptoms predict all-cause mortality independently of sex steroids in ageing men

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Early decline of androgen levels in healthy adult men: an effect of aging per se? A prospective cohort study

ea0071006 | Sexual symptoms predict all-cause mortality independently of sex steroids in ageing men | BES2020

Sexual symptoms predict all-cause mortality independently of sex steroids in ageing men

Leen Antonio , Marian Dejaeger , CW Wu Frederick , WO'Neil Terence , R Pye Stephen , T Huhtaniemi Ilpo , Giulia Rastrelli , Gianni Forti , F Casanueva Felipe , Jolanta Slowikowska-Hilczer , Margus Punab , Dirk Vanderschueren , Jos Tournoy , the EMAS Study Group

Background: The association between low testosterone (T) and higher mortality in men remains controversial. Most studies focus only on the association between total T (TT) and mortality. While TT declines with age, free T (FT) shows a greater fall, due to the rise in SHBG. Moreover, also sexual dysfunction, often co-existing with low T, has been associated with mortality in ageing men.Objective: To study the interrelationships between ...
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