Short term testosterone replacement therapy improves libido and body composition
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Short term testosterone replacement therapy improves libido and body composition.
OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of testosterone replacement in males with late-onset hypogonadism compared to hypogonadal men without replacement, and controls, during six months. METHODS We assessed, through ADAM, AMS, IIEF-5 and SF-36 questionnaires, and through clinical and laboratory examinations, 62 patients divided into three groups: 17 hypogonadal males (HR) used intramuscu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-2730
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302009000800014