Hypogonadism. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Joseph P. Alukal.
• Editors: Alukal, Joseph P
• Contents: Front Cover; Hypogonadism ; Copyright ; CME Accreditation Page; PROGRAM OBJECTIVE; TARGET AUDIENCE; LEARNING OBJECTIVES; ACCREDITATION; DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; UNAPPROVED/OFF-LABEL USE DISCLOSURE; TO ENROLL; METHOD OF PARTICIPATION; CME INQUIRIES/SPECIAL NEEDS; Contributors; CONSULTING EDITOR; EDITOR; AUTHORS; Contents; Foreword: Hypogonadism ; Preface: Hypogonadism ; Physiology of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis in the Male ; Hypogonadism: Its Prevalence and Diagnosis ; Assays of Serum Testosterone ; Testosterone Therapies ; Testosterone and Male Infertility. Testosterone Deficiency and the Prostate Testosterone Therapy and Prostate Cancer ; Testosterone and Sexual Function ; Testosterone and Varicocele ; Testosterone Deficiency and Sleep Apnea ; Obesity and Hypogonadism ; Management of Hypogonadism in Cardiovascular Patients: What Are the Implications of Testosterone Therapy on Cardiovascular Morbidity? ; Trends in Testosterone Prescription and Public Health Concerns ; UROLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA ; FORTHCOMING ISSUES; August 2016; November 2016; February 2017; RECENT ISSUES; February 2016; November 2015; August 2015; Foreword: Hypogonadism. Preface: Hypogonadism Physiology of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis in the Male; Key points; INTRODUCTION; ANATOMIC OVERVIEW OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY; CONTROL OF HYPOTHALAMIC SECRETION; NORMAL HYPOTHALAMIC REGULATION OF GONADOTROPINS; FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE, LUTEINIZING HORMONE, AND TESTICULAR FUNCTION; PERIPHERAL METABOLISM OF TESTOSTERONE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALES; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ABNORMALITIES IN TESTICULAR FUNCTION; DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT; NOVEL THERAPEUTICS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Hypogonadism; Key points; INTRODUCTION. PRIMARY HYPOGONADISMPrimary Congenital Hypogonadism; Primary Acquired Hypogonadism; SECONDARY HYPOGONADISM; Secondary Congenital Hypogonadism; Secondary Acquired Hypogonadism; EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HYPOGONADISM; Testosterone and Metabolic Disorders; DIAGNOSIS OF ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES IN MEN; Who Should Be Screened for Androgen Deficiency?; Patient History; Physical Examination; LABORATORY TESTING; Semen Analysis; SUMMARY/DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Assays of Serum Testosterone; Key points; INTRODUCTION; PREVALENCE; DIAGNOSING HYPOGONADISM; REFERENCE RANGES OF TESTOSTERONE. VARIATION IN TESTOSTERONEINTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIATION; METHODS FOR MEASURING TOTAL TESTOSTERONE; Immunoassays; Mass Spectrometry; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Testosterone Therapies; Key points; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY; PRETREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS; CONTRAINDICATIONS TO TESTOSTERONE THERAPY; TREATMENT OPTIONS; TESTOSTERONE GELS AND SOLUTIONS; BUCCAL FORMULATIONS; ORAL TESTOSTERONE PREPARATIONS; SUBCUTANEOUS TESTOSTERONE PELLETS; SHORT-ACTING TESTOSTERONE INJECTIONS; LONG-ACTING TESTOSTERONE INJECTIONS; TESTOSTERONE PATCHES; ALTERNATIVES TO TESTOSTERONE THERAPY.
• Publisher Details: Phildadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 616.65; Hypogonadism; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Hypogonadism; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323444842; 0323444849
• Related ISBNs: 0323444830; 9780323444835
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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