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hypoandrogenism

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hypoandrogenism
a deficiency of androgens in the body leading to a lack of virility and sexual potency. See also feminizing syndrome, testosterone-responsive dermatosis.


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Correlations between these aspects of ageing and the acknowledged role of exogenous testosterone in reversing the loss of FFM and gain in FM seen in adult men with congenital or acquired hypoandrogenism have led to the hypothesis that testosterone therapy in ageing men will result in favourable changes in body composition and may improve metabolic status and/or cardiovascular risk.
2007), then hypoandrogenism could be another contributor to the epidemic of obesity and related disorders.
 
 
 
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