Use of Hormone Testing for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Male Hypogonadism and Monitoring of Testosterone Therapy: Application of Hormone Testing Guideline Recommendations in Clinical Practice

ConclusionsAppropriate use of T and gonadotropin levels in clinical practice as recommended by guidelines is suboptimal, increasing the possibility of overdiagnosis of male hypogonadism, underdiagnosis of secondary hypogonadism, and inappropriate T therapy use and management. Further investigation is needed into reasons for nonadherence to guidelines for appropriate hormone testing to inform future quality improvement efforts. Muram D, Zhang X, Cui Z, and Matsumoto AM. Use of Hormone Testing for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Male Hypogonadism and Monitoring of Testosterone Therapy: Application of Hormone Testing Guideline Recommendations in Clinical Practice. J Sex Med **;**:**–**.

Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine - August 14, 2015 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: David Muram, Xiang Zhang, Zhanglin Cui, Alvin M. Matsumoto Tags: Original Research Source Type: research