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ArticleAndrogens: clinical research and therapeutics2022

Testosterone Therapy in Men with Klinefelter Syndrome: Analysis of a Global Federated Research Network.

Chase Carto, Justin Loloi, Katherine Campbell, Ranjith Ramasamy

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Article in Androgens: clinical research and therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chase CartoDesai Sethi Urology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
Justin LoloiDepartment of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Katherine CampbellDesai Sethi Urology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4304-2281
Ranjith RamasamyDesai Sethi Urology Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
University of Miami · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine the rates of hypogonadism and prescription of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS). We hypothesized that men with KS are under-treated for testosterone deficiency with TRT due to a combination of factors, including a poor understanding of hypogonadism in this population and neurocognitive issues leading to delay in seeking of treatment for hypogonadism. Materials & Methods: We queried TriNetX, a large multicenter electronic health record database, to identify all men with a diagnosis of KS (ICD-10-CM Q98.4). Prevalence of testosterone deficiency was determined as defined by testosterone level < 300 ng/dL. The primary outcome of the study was prescription of any of the following forms of TRT on the day of diagnosis or later. Results: There were in total 5437 men with diagnosis of KS. A total of 1581 men with KS received laboratory measurement of testosterone level, 1113 (70.4%) of whom were hypogonadal. Mean testosterone level in this group was 354 ng/dL [50-658]. Of the 1113 men found to be hypogonadal, only 657 (59.0%) men were given prescription for TRT. Discussion & Conclusion: This is the first study to evaluate TRT prescribing habits in men with KS. In this large retrospective study, TRT was underprescribed in men with KS. Further studies are needed to corroborate these findings and to evaluate barriers to receiving care in this population.

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hypogonadismKlinefelterprescriptiontestosteronetherapy

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