Testosterone therapy in men with androgen deficiency syndromes: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

摘要: Objective: Our objective was to update the guidelines for evaluation and treatment of androgen deficiency syndromes in adult men published previously 2006. Participants: The Task Force composed a chair, selected by Clinical Guidelines Subcommittee Endocrine Society, five additional experts, methodologist, medical writer. received no corporate funding or remuneration. Conclusions: We recommend making diagnosis only with consistent symptoms signs unequivocally low serum testosterone levels. suggest measurement morning total level reliable assay as initial diagnostic test. confirmation repeating and, some whom is near lower limit normal SHBG abnormality suspected free bioavailable level, using validated assays. testos...