Group A: Symptoms and signs suggestive of androgen deficiency in men • Incomplete sexual development, aspermia, eunuchoid body habitus • Reduced sexual desire (libido) and activity • Decreased spontaneous erections…
Fig. 10.1 TRT market overview There are many reasons for the rapid growth of the TRT market. We have an aging population, with the number of men 65 and older…
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) NPV (%) PPV (%) R(+) R(−) Diag. OR TT 25.0 100 89.6 100 Infinite 0.75 Infinite FT (RIA) 33.3 96.2 90.4 57.1 8.76 0.69 12.7…
2. Spratt DI, O’Dea LSL, Schoenfeld D, Butler J, Rao PN, Crowley Jr WF. Neuroendocrine-gonadal axis in men: frequent sampling of LH, FSH, and testosterone. Am J Physiol. 1998;254:E658–66. 3….
Reliability: a description of how well repeated measurements of the same parameter, with the same instrument, agree with one another Inter-rater reliability: a description of how well measurements of the…
Fig. 6.1 Simplified endocrinology of the prostate. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) from the hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete luteinizing hormone (LH), which stimulates the Leydig cells of the…
Fig. 1 Patient is placed in a supine position with a towel placed under the scrotum Fig. 2 Patient positioning: the phallus is positioned up on the pubis, held by…
Fig. 1 Longitudinal waves. The expansion and contraction of piezoelectric crystals caused by the application of alternating current to the crystals causes compression and rarefaction of molecules in the body…
Fig. 1 Image showing both testes (single screen) Fig. 2 Left testicular measurements with the split screen: longitudinal view on left and transverse view on right Fig. 3 Right testicular…
Fig. 1 Primordial germ cells at their location in yolk-sac as they begin their migration (a). The primordial germ cells migrating through the mesentery to the genital portion of the…
