title: Overselling hysteria: The role of the media and medical journals in promoting questionable risks-a case study of the testosterone controversy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.|Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Abdulmaged M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Traish
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jay C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vance
authors.affiliation: Men's Health Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morgentaler
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000523:psychology*; D018156:Journalism, Medical; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media / Q000941:ethics*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000941:ethics*; D012306:Risk; D013739:Testosterone / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone