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ea0014s18.4 | Puberty and hypogonadism | ECE2007

Gonadal function in ageing men

Kaufman Jean M

Involutional changes of gonadal function in healthy ageing men are progressive and mostly of modest amplitude with considerable between- subject variability. Albeit some men may remain relatively spared, the occurrence of age-related changes are nevertheless well documented at the population level in both cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies. These changes affect Sertoli cell function and spermatogenesis as well as Leydig cell function and testosterone (T) pr...