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Serum testosterone: the why and wherefore of testing
Author(s) -
Heald Adrian,
Livingston Mark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.572
Subject(s) - testosterone (patch) , erectile dysfunction , primary care , endocrine system , medicine , sexual dysfunction , gynecology , psychology , family medicine , hormone
Testosterone levels are now routinely measured in men attending endocrine and sexual medicine clinics, and increasingly in primary care, to investigate erectile and/or possible gonadal dysfunction. In this article the authors describe what to measure and when.