Diagnosis and treatment of male testosterone deficiency
WANG Xiao-feng
Abstract：Testosterone,as the most important sex hormone of the male,plays a critical role in growth,development,reproduction,and maintenance of the functions of vital organs.Testosterone deficiency may lead to functional disorders in many organs or systems,which axe collectively termed testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS).TDS is a clinical and physiochemical syndrome resulted from ageing.It is recognized that the abnormally low level of testosterone is correlated with the male unhealthy status.As for the treatment of TDS,disputes exist over the necessity of testosterone supplement and the time to start the therapy,becanse the testosterone threshold that induces the clinical symptoms differs among different individuals and the symptoms are non-specific.
Keywords：testosteronetestosterone deficiency syndromemale
Publication Date：2010-04-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)