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Serum testosterone levels in male hypogonadism: Why and when to check-A review.

Mark LivingstonAnura KalansooriyaAndrew J HartlandSudarshan RamachandranAdrian H Heald
Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2017)
This review highlights the importance of diagnosing late onset hypogonadism due to its association with morbidity/mortality and benefits following testosterone replacement. Thus, after making recommendations to ensure correct diagnosis we speculate whether the time has come to move away from population derived testosterone levels towards evidence based action limits.
Keyphrases
  • replacement therapy
  • late onset
  • smoking cessation
  • early onset
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease