MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Female sexual dysfunction for the endocrinologist.

Sexual function is an important component of either general health and quality of life in both genders. Many studies have focused on the different risk factors for sexual dysfunctions, proving an association with several medical conditions. Endocrine disorders have been often mentioned in the pathogenesis of female and male sexual dysfunctions; however, particularly in women, sexual function is rarely addressed during clinical, in general, and endocrinological, in particular, consultations.

Lifestyles and sexuality in men and women: the gender perspective in sexual medicine.

Sexual health is strictly related with general health in both genders. In presence of a sexual dysfunction, the expert in sexual medicine aims to discover the specific weight of the physical and psychological factors can cause or con-cause the sexual problem. At the same time, a sexual dysfunction can represent a marker of the future development of a Non-communicable diseases (NCDss) as cardiovascular or metabolic diseases.

Attachment Style, Sexual Orientation, and Biological Sex in their Relationships With Gender Role.

Introduction: Masculinity and femininity constitute the gender role construct into the general concept of sexual identity.

Aim: To investigate the relationships of attachment style, sexual orientation and biological sex with the gender role.

Methods: A convenience sample of 344 subjects (females = 207; males = 137) was recruited.

Episode-like pulse testosterone supplementation induces tumor senescence and growth arrest down-modulating androgen receptor through modulation of p-ERK1/2, pAR and CDK1 signaling: biological implications for men treated with testosterone replacement therapy.

Despite the growing body of knowledge showing that testosterone (T) may not significantly affect tumor progression in hypogonadal patients treated for prostate cancer (Pca), the use of this hormone in this population still remains controversial. The effects of continuous or pulsed T stimulation were tested and on androgen-sensitive Pca cell lines in order to assess the differential biological properties of these two treatment modalities. Pulsed T treatment resulted in a greater inhibition than continuous T supplementation of tumor growth and .