INVESTIGATION, TREATMENT AND MONITORING OF LATE-ONSET HYPOGONADISM IN MALES

Gurkan L., Çakan M., KADIOĞLU A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.31, no.3, pp.349-355, 2005 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.349-355
  • Keywords: Late-onset, hypogonadism, testosterone, replacement therapy, andropause
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: As the world population grows older late-onset hypogonadism is becoming a major health problem affecting the quality of life of the older. The aim of this article is to summaries major guidelines and review recent scientific publishing to provide valuable information for the clinician who is treating patients suffering under late-onset hypogonadism.