Hormonal Therapy for Male Sexual Dysfunction

Professor Mario Maggi, MD is Chief of the Sexual Medicine & Andrology Unit in the Department of Clinical Physiopathology at the University of Florence, Italy. He obtained his MD at the University of Florence and has been Full Professor of Endocrinology at the same University since September 2000. Professor Maggi is Associate Editor for several international journals, and also serves as an academic reviewer for many other journals. He is the Author of more than 220 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has written several book chapters and invited reviews in the fields of human reproduction and sexual medicine. For his work in these fields he has received numerous research grants and presented at both national and international meetings. Professor Maggi is currently Chief of the Didactic Committee of the Italian Society for Endocrinology. In addition, he is a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Society for Sexual Medicine and coordinates the regional activity of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine. He chaired, together with Jacques Buvat, The Committee for Endocrine Aspects of Male Sexual Dysfunction of the 3rd International Consultation on Sexual Medicine of?ISSM.

• Preface vii List of Contributors ixCHAPTER 1 Male Gender Identity and Masculine Behavior: the Role of Sex Hormones in Brain Development 1Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels and Peggy T. Cohen-KettenisCHAPTER 2 Pheromonal Regulation of Male Sexuality 11Andrea Mazzatenta, Diego Mazzatenta, and Alessandro CellerinoCHAPTER 3 Hormonal Regulation of Erectile Function, from Basic to Bedside (Androgen, Estrogen, Prolactin, GH, Thyroid Hormones) 28Annamaria Morelli, Linda Vignozzi, and Mario MaggiCHAPTER 4 Testosterone and Other Hormonal Therapies (Antiestrogen, DHEA, Thyroid Hormones) for Erectile Dysfunction 42Gianni Forti, Giovanni Corona, Linda Vignozzi, and Mario MaggiCHAPTER 5 Risk and Benefi t of Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer 55Giovanni Corona, Mauro Gacci, Elisabetta Baldi, Gianni Forti, and Mario MaggiCHAPTER 6 Hormonal Regulation of Male Sexual Desire: the Role of Testosterone, Estrogen, Prolactin, Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Others 72Antonio R. Granata, Valeria Pugni, Vincenzo Rochira, Lucia Zirilli, and Cesare CaraniCHAPTER 7 Endocrinology of the Ejaculatory Process (Thyroid Hormones, Prolactin, Oxytocin, Testosterone) 83Emmanuele A. Jannini and Andrea LenziCHAPTER 8 Paraphilic Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment 94Alessandra D. Fisher, Elisa Bandini, Helen Casale, and Mario MaggiCHAPTER 9 Sexual Aspects of Klinefelter’s Syndrome and other Sex-Chromosome Disorders 111Linda Vignozzi, Annamaria Morelli, and Mario MaggiCHAPTER 10 Sexual Counterpart of Hormonal Male Contraception 118Maria Cristina Meriggiola, Antonietta Constantino, and Silvia CerpoliniIndex 128