Testosterone and behavior.
Morley JE - Clin Geriatr Med - 01-AUG-2003; 19(3): 605-16
From NIH/NLM MEDLINE
NLM Citation ID:
14567011 (PubMed)
Full Source Title:
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Review; Review, Tutorial
Language:
English
Author Affiliation:
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, GRECC VA Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA. morley@slu.edu
Authors:
Morley JE
Number of References:
99
Abstract:
In older men and women testosterone clearly improves libido and perhaps sexual activity. A number of authors have tried to describe a set of behavioral symptoms associated with the andropause. In older women testosterone seems to decrease dysphoria. In men the effects of testosterone on mood are less clear. In older men testosterone enhances spatial memory and possibly verbal and working memory. Table 2 summarizes the putative behavioral effects of testosterone. [Table: see text] There is a clear need for better designed large-scale behavioral studies to determine the effects of testosterone in older men and women.
Major Subjects:
- Behavior / * physiology
- Testosterone / * physiology
Additional Subjects:
- Aged
- Cognition / physiology
- Depression / physiopathology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sexuality / physiology
Chemical Compound Name:
58-22-0(Testosterone)