INTERPRETATION We found weak correlation between signs , symptoms and testosterone levels , uncertainty about what threshold testosterone levels should be considered low for aging men and wide variation in estimated prevalence of the condition .
It is therefore difficult to extrapolate the method of diagnosing pathologic hypogonadism in younger men to clinical decisions regarding age-related testosterone decline in aging men
BACKGROUND Physicians diagnose and treat suspected hypogonadism in older men by extrapolating from the defined clinical entity of hypogonadism found in younger men .
We conducted a systematic review to estimate the accuracy of clinical symptoms and signs for predicting low testosterone among aging men .
Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? The Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group.
You are back where we put you in the previous article1 on diagnostic tests in this series on how to use the medical literature : in the library study ing an article that will guide you in interpreting ventilation-perfusion ( V/Q ) lung scans . Using the criteria in Table 1 , you have decided that the Prospect i ve Investigation of Pulmonary Diagnosis ( PIOPED ) study 2 will provide you with valid information . Just then , another
INTERPRETATION We found weak correlation between signs , symptoms and testosterone levels , uncertainty about what threshold testosterone levels should be considered low for aging men and wide variation in estimated prevalence of the condition .
It is therefore difficult to extrapolate the method of diagnosing pathologic hypogonadism in younger men to clinical decisions regarding age-related testosterone decline in aging men
BACKGROUND Physicians diagnose and treat suspected hypogonadism in older men by extrapolating from the defined clinical entity of hypogonadism found in younger men .
We conducted a systematic review to estimate the accuracy of clinical symptoms and signs for predicting low testosterone among aging men .