Low-T: Male Hypogonadism and Testosterone Therapy

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In the Primary Care outpatient setting, physicians will encounter male patients with symptoms that may be related to hypogonadism, specifically low testosterone. In addition, patients have direct-to-consumer marketing instructing them to speak to their physician if they think they have “low-T”. Physicians may not have the tools or knowledge to properly evaluate these patients and perform a proper diagnostic workup. Physicians may not feel comfortable with prescribing a controlled substance (testosterone) to patients and knowing about non-testosterone treatments would be helpful to manage these patients.

This presentation will cover many of these concerns and should improve care of patients.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this presentation, the learner should be able to:

• Recognize the signs and symptoms of male hypogonadism
• Identify risk factors or causes of male hypogonadism
• Evaluate a male patient with suspected hypogonadism
• Compare treatment options for the male patient with hypogonadism
• Interpret the current guidelines for testosterone treatment
• Counsel the patient on risks, side effects and benefits of testosterone therapy