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Low free testosterone is associated with hypogonadal signs and symptoms in men with normal total testosterone levels: results from the European Male Ageing Study

Authors: Leen Antonio, Frederick Wu, Terrence O'Neill, Stephen Pye, Emma Carter, Joseph Finn, Michaël Laurent, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Martin Rutter, Giulia Rastrelli, Gianni Forti, Gyorgy Bartfai, Felipe Casanueva, Krzysztof Kula, Margus Punab, Aleksander Giwercman, Frank Claessens, Brigitte Decallonne, Dirk Vanderschueren

Published in: Archives of Public Health | Special Issue 1/2015

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During ageing, total testosterone (TT) declines and SHBG increases, resulting in a greater decline of free testosterone (FT) compared to TT. However, guidelines suggest using TT to diagnose androgen deficiency and to reserve FT only for men with borderline TT. We investigated if isolated low FT or isolated low TT was associated with androgen-related endpoints in healthy men. …

Title: Low free testosterone is associated with hypogonadal signs and symptoms in men with normal total testosterone levels: results from the European Male Ageing Study
Authors: Leen Antonio
Frederick Wu
Terrence O'Neill
Stephen Pye
Emma Carter
Joseph Finn
Michaël Laurent
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Martin Rutter
Giulia Rastrelli
Gianni Forti
Gyorgy Bartfai
Felipe Casanueva
Krzysztof Kula
Margus Punab
Aleksander Giwercman
Frank Claessens
Brigitte Decallonne
Dirk Vanderschueren
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Archives of Public Health / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-3258-73-S1-P10

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