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Ageing and hormones
Author(s) -
Syed Aasish Roshan,
Shahla Nader,
Philip R. Orlander
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of clinical investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.164
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1365-2362
pISSN - 0014-2972
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00436.x
Subject(s) - hormone , ageing , testosterone (patch) , dehydroepiandrosterone , hormone replacement , medicine , hormone replacement therapy (female to male) , growth hormone , endocrinology , androgen
With ageing, there is a decline in hormone levels, including oestrogen, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone and growth hormone. Replacement of these hormones has been investigated and reviewed in this paper. There are still controversies regarding the benefits and risks of replacement therapy.