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ArticleHospital pharmacy2016

Issues Surrounding Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

Carson Schlich, Frank Romanelli

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Article in Hospital pharmacy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carson Schlich
Frank Romanelli

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Testosterone is derived from Leydig cells and exerts its effects on androgen receptors to influence growth, mood, voice, and several other bodily functions. As men age, their testosterone levels decline. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has also been associated with lowered serum testosterone levels. Subtherapeutic levels of testosterone may lead to fatigue, loss of libido, and dysphoria. Exogenous replacement of testosterone can be accomplished by several modalities (oral, topical, injection), with each having distinct advantages and disadvantages. Even though testosterone replacement has become a popular medical intervention, recent reports have made the practice increasingly controversial. Several small retrospective investigations have recently associated testosterone replacement with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications. Replacement should be used sparingly until further conclusive data regarding the efficacy and safety of testosterone become available.

Indexed as

hormoneshypogonadismsteroidstestosterone

Identifiers

PMID27803500
PMCPMC5080989

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