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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone and Men's Health Articles
Testosterone Deficiency in Men
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 215917" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><strong>Three-Step Work up of Men with Testosterone Deficiency</strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]19245[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong>Fig. Three-step diagnostic evaluation of men with testosterone deficiency. AM = ante meridiem; IGF-1 = insulin-like growth factor-1; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; LH = luteinizing hormone; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; T = testosterone; T4 = thyroxine. *The need for magnetic resonance imaging and a detailed pituitary workup in men deemed to have secondary hypogonadism should be guided by the severity of testosterone deficiency and the level of suspicion of a pituitary space-occupying lesion. <u>Diagnostic yield can be improved by performing a more detailed search for a pituitary lesion in men with a baseline total testosterone level of <160 ng/dL, hyperprolactinemia, or the evidence of a mass effect (eg, headaches or visual field impairment)</u>. The evaluation of other pituitary hormones should include measurements of serum IGF-1, TSH, and free T4 levels and screening for hypercortisolism if Cushing syndrome is suspected.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 215917, member: 13851"] [B]Three-Step Work up of Men with Testosterone Deficiency [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot (10535).png"]19245[/ATTACH] Fig. Three-step diagnostic evaluation of men with testosterone deficiency. AM = ante meridiem; IGF-1 = insulin-like growth factor-1; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; LH = luteinizing hormone; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; T = testosterone; T4 = thyroxine. *The need for magnetic resonance imaging and a detailed pituitary workup in men deemed to have secondary hypogonadism should be guided by the severity of testosterone deficiency and the level of suspicion of a pituitary space-occupying lesion. [U]Diagnostic yield can be improved by performing a more detailed search for a pituitary lesion in men with a baseline total testosterone level of <160 ng/dL, hyperprolactinemia, or the evidence of a mass effect (eg, headaches or visual field impairment)[/U]. The evaluation of other pituitary hormones should include measurements of serum IGF-1, TSH, and free T4 levels and screening for hypercortisolism if Cushing syndrome is suspected.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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