The effect of estrogen on the sexual interest of castrated males: Implications to prostate cancer patients on androgen-deprivation therapy

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 224-238

  Wibowo, Erik ^a   Wassersug, Richard J ^a,b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Androgen deprivation therapy; Castrated animals; Estrogen; Libido; Male sexual function; Orgasm; Prostate cancer; Skin sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; AROMATASE; CHLOROTRIANISENE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTRADIOL DIPROPIONATE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; PLACEBO; POLYESTRADIOL PHOSPHATE; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASTRATED MALE; CASTRATION; CASTRATION RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COPULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FATIGUE; GENITAL EDEMA; GYNECOMASTIA; HEART PROTECTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMPOTENCE; LIBIDO; LIBIDO DISORDER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PENIS ERECTION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBCUTANEOUS MASTECTOMY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; CASTRATED ANIMALS; ESTROGEN; LIBIDO; MALE SEXUAL FUNCTION; ORGASM; PROSTATE CANCER; SKIN SENSITIVITY;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORGASM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN;

EID: 84881670047     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: 18790461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2013.01.006     Document Type: Review

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