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Descriptor English: Andropause
Descriptor Spanish: Andropausia
Descriptor andropausia
Scope note: Estado endocrino en el hombre, caracterizado por una disminución significativa en la producción de TESTOSTERONA, DEHIDROEPIANDROSTERONA y otras hormonas tales como la HORMONA DEL CRECIMIENTO HUMANA. Los síntomas de la andropausia se relacionan con una falta de andrógenos e incluyen DEPRESIÓN, disfunción sexual y OSTEOPOROSIS. La andropausia puede ser resultado también de tratamiento ablativo hormonal por enfermedades malignas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Andropausa
Descriptor French: Andropause
Entry term(s): Change of Life, Male
Tree number(s): G08.686.157.249
G08.686.841.249.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047649
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Aged (1965-2004)
Climacteric (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38866
Unique ID: D047649
NLM Classification: WJ 702
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Andropause - Preferred
Concept UI M0458390
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Andropause
Entry term(s) Change of Life, Male



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