medical conditions associated with an increased prevalence of testosterone defiency

Last edited 05/2018

Conditions associated with an increased prevalence of TD

Medical conditions associated with an increased prevalence of TD:1-5

Andrological and endocrinological Metabolic diseases Cardiovascular diseases Other chronic diseases

Pituitary disease

Delayed puberty

Cryporchidism

Infertility

Varicocele

Obesity

Metabolic syndrome

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

 

 

Hypertension

Atrial fibrillation

Coronary artery disease

Cerebrovascular disease

Chronic heart failure

End-stage renal disease

Cirrhosis Cancer

HIV

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Rheumatoid arthritis

Osteoporosis

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