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ReviewEndocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America2022

Epidemiology of Male Hypogonadism.

Arthi Thirumalai, Bradley D Anawalt

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In one paragraph

Review in Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Risk of complications after total hip arthroplasty in patients on testosterone replacement therapy.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026
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  15. Genetic determinants of plasma testosterone in male blood donors are associated with altered red blood cell characteristics and survival in cold storage and after transfusion.Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis · 2024
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  20. Aging and androgens: Physiology and clinical implications.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arthi ThirumalaiDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356420, 1959 Northeast Pacific Avenue, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Bradley D AnawaltDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 356420, 1959 Northeast Pacific Avenue, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: banawalt@medicine.washington.edu.
University of Washington · US

Funding

Effect of blood donor sex and testosterone on predisposition to hemolysis in stored red blood cellsR01HL134653 · NHLBI · VITALANT · PI KANIAS, TAMIR · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL134653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epidemiology of male hypogonadism has been understudied. Of the known causes of endogenous androgen deficiency, only Klinefelter syndrome is common with a likely population prevalence of greater than 5:10,000 men (possibly as high as 10-25:10,000). Mild traumatic injury might also be a common cause of androgen deficiency (prevalence 5-10:10,000 men), but large, long-term studies must be completed to confirm this prevalence estimation that might be too high. The classic causes of male androgen deficiency-hyperprolactinemia, pituitary macroadenoma, endogenous Cushing syndrome, and iron overload syndrome-are rare (prevalence < 10,000 men).

Indexed as

HypogonadismPituitary NeoplasmsHumansMalePrevalenceTestosteroneTestosteroneAndrogen deficiencyEpidemiologyIncidence rateMale hypogonadismPrevalence

Identifiers

PMID35216709
PMCPMC9136962
OpenAlexW4210903591

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