Background Endogenous sex hormones are important for metabolic health in men and
women. Before menopause, women are protected from atherosclerotic cardiovascular …

Androgens are an important and diverse group of steroid hormone molecular species. They
play varied functional roles, such as the control of metabolic energy fate and partition, the …

Purpose: There has been a marked increase in testosterone prescriptions in the past
decade resulting in a growing need to give practicing clinicians proper guidance on the …

Importance Rates of testosterone therapy are increasing and the effects of testosterone
therapy on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality are unknown. A recent randomized …

Testosterone is a key hormone in the pathology of metabolic diseases such as obesity. Low
testosterone levels are associated with increased fat mass (particularly central adiposity) …

Testosterone (T) is the principal male sex hormone. As men age, T levels typically fall.
Symptoms of low T include decreased libido, vasomotor instability, and decreased bone …

Testosterone is a hormone that plays a key role in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism.
It has been known for some time that testosterone has a major influence on body fat …

Introduction: Recent reports have significantly halted the enthusiasm regarding androgen-
boosting; suggesting that testosterone supplementation (TS) increases cardiovascular (CV) …

ContextInconsistent data suggest that endogenous sex hormones may have a role in sex-
dependent etiologies of type 2 diabetes, such that hyperandrogenism may increase risk in …

Klinefelter's syndrome is the most common genetic cause of human male infertility, but many
cases remain undiagnosed because of substantial variation in clinical presentation and …