Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: 5.4% of all TC cases).In terms of ART 225 men (8.5%) with TC were prescribed testosterone.The OR of receiving a prescription was 4.5 95% CI [4.2,5.5]times higher than in men without TC and disproportionately high in younger men, with an 8.1 fold increase in the third decade of life.CONCLUSIONS: Men with a diagnosis of TC are four times more likely to have a serum testosterone checked, be diagnosed with hypogonadism, and receive ART. Serum testosterone is measured and more frequently found to be low in elderly patients with a history of TC compared to age-matched controls.Additionally, hypogonadism often predates the diagnosis of testis cancer.Finally, despite higher detection in elderly patients, ART is prescribed more often to young men with TC.
Source: The Journal of Urology
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2326554335