Hypogonadal symptoms in young men are associated with a serum total testosterone threshold of 400 ng/dL

BJU International

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 142-146

  Scovell, Jason M ^a   Ramasamy, Ranjith ^a   Wilken, Nathan ^a   Kovac, Jason R ^a   Lipshultz, Larry I ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAM; ageing male; androgen deficiency; erectile dysfunction; libido

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY IN AGING MALE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SADNESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEAKNESS; BLOOD;

ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84933673789     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bju.12970     Document Type: Article

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