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Francesca F Galbiati1, Anna L Goldman1, Arijeet Gattu1
1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract:
Total and free testosterone levels decline in men with advancing age due to defects at all levels of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis. Testosterone treatment of older men with low testosterone levels is associated with improvements in sexual activity, sexual desire, and erectile function; lean body mass, muscle strength, and stair climbing power, and self-reported mobility; areal and volumetric bone mineral density, and estimated bone strength; depressive symptoms; and anemia. Long-term risks of cardiovascular events and prostate cancer during testosterone treatment remain unknown. Testosterone treatment may be offered on an individualized basis to older men with unequivocally low testosterone levels and symptoms or conditions associated with testosterone deficiency after consideration of potential benefits and risks, burden of symptoms, and patient's values.
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