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Summary of the clinical practice manual for late-onset hypogonadism

Int J Urol. 2023 Feb 9. doi: 10.1111/iju.15160. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Hisamitsu Ide  1 Yuko Akehi  2 Shinichiro Fukuhara  3 Shin Ohira  4 Sumito Ogawa  5 Tomoya Kataoka  6 Hiroshi Kumagai  7 Ko Kobayashi  8 Akira Komiya  9 Kazuyoshi Shigehara  10 Takahiro Syuto  11 Jintetu Soh  12 Makito Tanabe  13 Hisanori Taniguchi  14 Koji Chiba  15 Kazuhito Matsushita  16 Yozo Mitsui  17 Takahiro Yoneyama  18 Tomoya Shirakawa  16 Yasuhisa Fujii  19 Hiroaki Kumano  20 Hajime Ueshiba  21 Toshiyasu Amano  22 Haruaki Sasaki  23 Seiji Maeda  24 Atsushi Mizokami  10 Kazuhiro Suzuki  11 Shigeo Horie  16

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Urology, Dokkyo Medical University, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
  • 2 Diabetes Therapeutics and Research Center, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
  • 3 Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
  • 4 Department of Urology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
  • 5 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 6 Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
  • 7 The Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • 8 Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
  • 9 Department of Urology, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
  • 10 Department of Integrative Cancer Therapy and Urology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
  • 11 Department of Urology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
  • 12 Department of Urology, Japanese Red Cross Society Kyoto Daini, Kyoto, Japan.
  • 13 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • 14 Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
  • 15 Department of Urology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
  • 16 Department of Urology, Juntendo University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 17 Department of Urology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 18 Department of Advanced Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan.
  • 19 Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 20 Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan.
  • 21 Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 22 Department of Urology, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, Nagano, Japan.
  • 23 Department of Urology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • 24 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan.

Abstract

Testosterone plays an important role in maintaining both physical and mental function. Age-related testosterone depletion contributes to the development of angina, arteriosclerosis, obesity, metabolic syndrome, dementia, frailty, and a range of other conditions. A condition involving age-related testosterone depletion and the associated clinical symptoms is defined as late-onset hypogonadism (LOH). LOH is treated by testosterone replacement therapy. Indications for testosterone replacement therapy are determined by evaluating symptoms and signs.

Keywords: aging; erectile dysfunction; late-onset hypogonadism; testosterone.

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