Sexual & Reproductive Health

New data show low testosterone more likely in men with diabetes

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 17th, 2005

Men with diabetes age 45 and older may be more than twice as likely as nondiabetic men to have low testosterone levels, according to new data announced at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting and scientific session.

Results of this multicenter study, which screened more than 2,000 men, also found sexual dysfunction to be the most common symptom experienced by men with diabetes and low testosterone (known also as hypogonadism or low T). These data are a subset analysis of the Hypogonadism in Males (HIM) study.

It is estimated that low T affects up to 13 million American men age 45 and older, yet fewer than 10% are currently receiving...

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