Diagnosis and treatment of hypogonadism in older men: proceed with caution

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2010,（6）
• 页码范围: 783-786
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.107

摘要

Male hypogonadism, defined as clinical features of androgen deficiency combined with confirm-ed unequivocally low testosterone levels [1], is a straightforward diagnosis in younger men with underlying testicular and pituitary pathology. The diagnosis of hypogo-nadism in older men is challenging,because of the non-specificity of symptoms and the age-related decline in testosterone levels which is accelerated by chronic disease and obesity.