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NERI at ISSAM

The International Society for Study of the Aging Male (ISSAM) recently held the 6th World Congress on the Aging Male in Tampa, Florida.  As part of this congress, NERI scientists contributed many posters and oral presentations, including two symposia highlighting current work.  The two sessions reported on the state of urologic health and androgen deficiency. Read more about the topics and view the presentations.

The first symposium entitled, "The Urologic Health of Aging Men," featured work from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey.

• Beneath the Illness Iceberg: The Magnitude of Unmet Urologic Need. John B. McKinlay, PhD
• Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Comorbidities and Urologic Distress. Varant Kupelian, PhD
• Does America’s Increasing Waistline Also Increase the Likelihood of Urologic Symptoms? Carol L. Link, PhD
• Race/Ethnic Variations in the Inclination to Seek Care for Urologic Symptoms. Carol L. Link, PhD
• Medication Use and Male Urological Disorders. Susan A. Hall, PhD

The second NERI symposium, "Androgen Deficiency in Aging Men," featured work funded by GlaxoSmithKline reporting on manuscripts all currently underway or recently published.  The following topics were presented by the listed scientists.

• What Do We Know Now that We Did Not Know Then? John B. McKinlay, PhD
• Symptomatic Androgen Deficiency: Prevalence, Natural History and Treatment Patterns in Community-Based Samples. Andre B. Araujo, PhD
• What factors are correlated with androgen deficiency in men? Susan A. Hall, PhD
• The Role of Testosterone and Estradiol Levels in Age-Related Declines in Physical Function Among Men.  Andre B. Araujo, Ph.D.
• Sex, Steroids, Body Composition and Bone Health in Aging Men. Thomas G. Travison, PhD

A handout was presented at the meeting and offers a brief glimpse of the content of each talk.  For more information on a specific presentation, please contact Dr. McKinlay at jmckinlay@neriscience.com.