Testosterone Deficiency and the Prostate

Joseph P Alukal; Herbert Lepor

doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2016.01.013

Testosterone Deficiency and the Prostate

Urol Clin North Am. 2016 May;43(2):203-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2016.01.013.

Authors

Joseph P Alukal¹, Herbert Lepor²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, 150 East 32nd Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: Joseph.alukal@nyumc.org.
² Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, 150 East 32nd Street, Second Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.

PMID: 27132577
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2016.01.013

Abstract

Male hormonal physiology plays an important role in the function and development of the prostate. Moreover, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer, two common and bothersome conditions of the prostate, are also influenced by hormonal activity. This article reviews the existing data regarding these complex relationships.

Keywords: Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Dihydrotestosterone; Prostate cancer; Sexual development; Testosterone deficiency.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Prostate / drug effects
Prostate / physiology
Prostate / physiopathology*
Prostatic Hyperplasia / physiopathology*
Prostatic Neoplasms / physiopathology*
Testosterone / blood
Testosterone / deficiency*
Testosterone / physiology*
Testosterone / therapeutic use

Substances

Testosterone