Treatment of androgen deficiency in the aging male.
Although guidelines for androgen replacement therapy for older men have been developed by several groups, the data to support treatment are based on the results of only a small number of clinical trials. It has not been definitively established that the decline in testosterone seen in most aging men results in an androgen deficient state with health-related outcomes that can be improved by androgen therapy.
D047649:Andropause / Q000187:drug effects; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003657:Decision Making; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013739:Testosterone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013739:Testosterone