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Testosterone Therapy and Its Monitoring in Adolescent Boys with Hypogonadism

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • Contributors:
      Pediatrics; University of Zurich; Ahmed, S Faisal; Pediatric surgery; Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D); Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism
    • الموضوع:
      2021
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      It is unclear whether testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in adolescent boys, affected by a range of endocrine diseases that may be associated with hypogonadism, is particularly common. The aim of this study was to assess the contemporary practice of TRT in boys included in the I-DSD Registry. All participating centres in the I-DSD Registry that had boys between 10 and 18 years of age and with a condition that could be associated with hypogonadism were invited to provide further information in 2019. Information on 162 boys was collected from 15 centres that had a median (range) number of 6 boys per centre (1.35). Of these, 30 (19%) from 9 centres were receiving TRT and the median (range) age at the start was 12.6 years (10.8–16.2), with 6 boys (20%) starting at
    • File Description:
      application/pdf; document.pdf - application/pdf
    • ISSN:
      1661-5425
      1661-5433
    • Rights:
      OPEN
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsair.doi.dedup.....b72fb0cd0de32df0177d9c31281634f1