학술논문
Identification of late-onset hypogonadism in middle-aged and elderly men
Document Type
Clinical report
Author
Wu, Frederick C.W.; Tajar, Abdelouahid; Beynon, Jennifer M.; Pye, Stephen R.; Silman, Alan J.; O'Neill, Terence W.; Bartfai, Gyorgy; Finn, Joseph D.; Casanueva, Felipe F.; Giwercman, Aleksander; Forti, Gianni; Han, Thang S.; Kula, Krzysztof; Lean, Michael E.J.; Pendleton, Neil; Punab, Margus; Boonen, Steven; Vanderschueren, Dirk; Labrie, Fernand; Huhtaniemi, Ilpo T.
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. July 8, 2010, Vol. 363 Issue 2, p123, 13 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
A questionnaires base survey was conducted among a random population sample of 3369 men between the ages of 40 and 79 years at Eight European centers to determine the link between aging-related testosterone deficiency and late-onset hypogonadism in the general population. The data for the general population indicated that the presence of three sexual symptoms combined with a total testosterone level of less than 11 nmol per liter and a free testosterone level of less than 220 pmol per liter could be considered the minimum criteria for the diagnosis of late-onset hypogonadism in aging men.