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An integral view of the neuroendocrine aspects of male sexual dysfunction and aging

Alvaro Morales

Department of Urology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to: Dr. Alvaro Morales, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart St. Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2003, 10(2), 1777-1779.

Abstract

Age is the most important factor associated with sexual dysfunction. The traditional thinking explained this association by the neurovascular events developing with the aging process. More recently, central neuro-endocrine mechanisms resulting from apoptosis in the hypothalamic areas involved in both the production of sex hormones and the control of sexual processes have added a new dimension to human sexuality. This evidence is still controversial but of unquestionable importance in our understanding of endocrine alterations and sexual shortcomings associated with aging.

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