Role of Partial Androgen Deficiency of Aging Men in Development of the Metabolic Syndrome
Affiliation
1Department of Urology, North-West State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, St. Petersburg, RussiaAbstract
Insulin resistance, on an equal basis with an increase in proliferative activity, is a manifestation of metabolic syndrome. They reflect a set of compensatory and adaptive reactions that develop in men over 35-40 years old, and are substantially caused by a decrease in testosterone production. The inverse development of the specified compensatory reactions is observed following correction of partial androgen deficiency of aging men.
