The welcome release of the Global Consensus Statement on Menopause in Workplace from European and Andropause Society (EMAS) marks a watershed study this field. It provides clear statement current state scientific knowledge an actionable roadmap for researchers practitioners to advance field into future. has long been taboo subject many workplaces, but silence is now being broken. A significant ...

There are numerous problems with regularly measuring serum vitamin D levels to assess for deficiency.1 One issue is the lack of standardization in the screening process. The accepted test is to measure levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D because of its half-life of three weeks. However, there are six commonly used assay techniques, none of which are standardized. One study that examined the methodolo...

Hopesforhormonal rejuvenationappearperiodically throughout history—with the most prominent attempt occurring around the turnof the20thcenturyonly tovanish in the 1930s following thediscoveryof testosterone,whichdiscredited testis extracts and manipulations. In recent decades, there has been a renewed attempt for hormonal rejuvenation with testosterone in men. Today,8decadessince the first clini...

This article examines the metabolic performance of an elite cyclist, Lance Armstrong, before and after his diagnosis with testicular cancer. Although a champion cyclist in 1 day events prior to his diagnosis of testicular cancer at age 25, he was not a contender in multi-day endurance cycle races such as the 3 week Tour de France. His genetic makeup and physiology (high O2max, long femur, stron...