Andropause ou P.A.D.A.M.

Holistic Approaches to Treating Andropause

A ndropause has been increasingly discussed in the media in recent years. Originally described as the “male climacteric,” in a Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)1 paper in the mid-1940s, andropause has gained much attention lately among medical providers. In the JAMA study, Heller and Myers reported the benefits of testosterone replacement for relieving andropausal symptoms, the...

PADAM im Kontext von Public Health

Routing on the PADAM: Degrees of Optimality

Routing problems are studied for the Parallel Alternating-Direction Access Machine. The goal is to investigate what level of optimality can be achieved depending on loads of packets per memory unit. In the case of typical moderate loads, our algorithms are optimal to within a small multiplicative constant; a deterministic and a randomized algorithm are developed, both faster than the best previ...

The andropause: fact or fiction?

The so-called andropause is an ill-defined collection of symptoms in a group of men who may have low but may also have normal androgen levels. Unlike the proven benefits of hormone replacement therapy in women, the effects of testosterone supplementation in men are equivocal. It may increase sexual interest, but rarely to a level thought adequate by the patient. It has no proven beneficial effe...

55 Andropause — How Relevant ? VN

In day-to-day practice it is not unusual to encounter male patients in their 50s or older who come to physician for loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, unexplained fatigue, behavioral problems, loss of muscle mass and some times unexplained bony fractures. These symptoms can be vague and can vary a lot among individuals. Some men find it difficult to admit that there’s even a problem. And oft...