Table 3.

Clinical Changes Attributable to Andropause Matched with the Hormones Believed to be Most Responsible

1. Decreased sexual desire and erectile quality	T, DHEA
2. Decreased intellectual capacity (depression, fatigue)	T, DHEA, GH, M
3. Decreased lean body mass	T, DHEA, GH
4. Body hair and skin alterations	T, DHEA
5. Decreased bone mineral density	T, GH
6. Increased visceral fat	T, L, GH
[Altered sleep patterns]	M, T

T, testosterone; DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone; GH, growth hormone; M, melatonin; L, leptin.