European Association of Urology Position Statement on the Role of the Urologist in the Management of Male Hypogonadism and Testosterone Therapy

Eur Urol. 2017 Aug;72(2):164-167. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.02.022. Epub 2017 Feb 27.

Abstract

Testosterone is a crucial sex hormone important for the health and development of men of all ages. It plays a role in the integrity and maintaining the function of several systems and organs. Testosterone deficiency is linked to a number of signs and symptoms potentially affecting every man in his complexity and masculinity, and is therefore of strong urological interest. For this reason, urologists should attach importance to the need for knowledge, vocational education, and training in this specific area.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Drug Monitoring / standards
  • Erectile Dysfunction / drug therapy
  • Erectile Dysfunction / epidemiology
  • Eunuchism* / blood
  • Eunuchism* / diagnosis
  • Eunuchism* / drug therapy
  • Eunuchism* / epidemiology
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy* / adverse effects
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy* / standards
  • Humans
  • Libido / drug effects
  • Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Professional Role*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Societies, Medical* / standards
  • Testosterone* / adverse effects
  • Testosterone* / blood
  • Testosterone* / deficiency
  • Testosterone* / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urologists* / standards
  • Urology* / standards

Substances

  • Testosterone