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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 217-218 |
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Effect of testosterone replacement treatment on constitutional and sexual symptoms in type 2 diabetic men: need for rules
Fotios Dimitriadis, Nikolaos Sofikitis
Department of Urology, University of Ioannina, Medical School, Ioannina, Greece
Correspondence Address:
Fotios Dimitriadis
Department of Urology, University of Ioannina, Medical School, Ioannina
Greece
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DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.140967
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In a recent publication, Gianatti and colleagues investigated the effect of testosterone treatment in obese, aging men with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with mild to moderate symptoms, a modest reduction in testosterone levels, mild to moderate aging male symptoms, and erectile dysfunction. [1] The authors could not show any significant improvement in constitutional or sexual symptoms in this group of men. This randomized double-blind, parallel, and placebo-controlled trial among other critically emphasizes the increased testosterone prescriptions worldwide and together with other corroborating or contradictory studies awakes the need for guidelines in the androgen replacement treatment. |
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