PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kevin M. Pantalone
AU  - Charles Faiman
TI  - Male hypogonadism: More than just a low testosterone
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11174
DP  - 2012 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 717--725
VI  - 79
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/717.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/10/717.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2012 Oct 01; 79
AB  - Confronted with a low serum testosterone level, physicians should not jump to the diagnosis of hypogonadism, as confirmation and thorough evaluation are warranted before making the diagnosis or starting therapy. This review discusses how to approach the finding of a low testosterone value, stressing the need to confirm the finding, the underlying pathophysiologic processes, drugs that can be responsible, and the importance of determining whether the cause is primary (testicular) or secondary (hypothalamic-pituitary).