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A physician provides 10 reasons why the plan of US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to mandate annual testing of testosterone of soldiers is a terrible idea.
Some relevant references:
Hypogonadism and Its Associated Factors Among Adult Male Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia 2024: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. PloS One. 2025. Zenaw A, Chane E, Fetene G, et al.
Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018. Bhasin S, Brito JP, Cunningham GR, et al.
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in Men With Diabesity. Diabetes Care. 2018. Dhindsa S, Ghanim H, Batra M, Dandona P.
Hypothalamic‐Pituitary‐Testicular Axis Regulation in Men With Type 2 Diabetes. Clinical Endocrinology. 2026. Grossmann M.
Metabolic Disorders and Male Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019. Pivonello R, Menafra D, Riccio E, et al.
The Effects of the New Therapeutic Treatments for Diabetes Mellitus on the Male Reproductive Axis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2022. Pelusi C.
Lifestyle, Metabolic Disorders and Male Hypogonadism - A One-Way Ticket? Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2020. Crisóstomo L, Pereira SC, Monteiro MP, et al.
Functional Hypogonadism Among Patients With Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome.
International Journal of Impotence Research. 2022. Louters M, Pearlman M, Solsrud E, Pearlman A.
Testosterone Deficiency in Men With Type 2 Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Treatment. Diabetic Medicine : A Journal of the British Diabetic Association. 2020. Gianatti EJ, Grossmann M.
The role of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the development of male obesity‐associated secondary hypogonadism. Clinical Endocrinology. 2013. Saboor Aftab SA, Kumar S, Barber TM.
A physician provides 10 reasons why the plan of US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, to mandate annual testing of testosterone of soldiers is a terrible idea.
Some relevant references:
Hypogonadism and Its Associated Factors Among Adult Male Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia 2024: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. PloS One. 2025. Zenaw A, Chane E, Fetene G, et al.
Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2018. Bhasin S, Brito JP, Cunningham GR, et al.
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in Men With Diabesity. Diabetes Care. 2018. Dhindsa S, Ghanim H, Batra M, Dandona P.
Hypothalamic‐Pituitary‐Testicular Axis Regulation in Men With Type 2 Diabetes. Clinical Endocrinology. 2026. Grossmann M.
Metabolic Disorders and Male Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2019. Pivonello R, Menafra D, Riccio E, et al.
The Effects of the New Therapeutic Treatments for Diabetes Mellitus on the Male Reproductive Axis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2022. Pelusi C.
Lifestyle, Metabolic Disorders and Male Hypogonadism - A One-Way Ticket? Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2020. Crisóstomo L, Pereira SC, Monteiro MP, et al.
Functional Hypogonadism Among Patients With Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome.
International Journal of Impotence Research. 2022. Louters M, Pearlman M, Solsrud E, Pearlman A.
Testosterone Deficiency in Men With Type 2 Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Treatment. Diabetic Medicine : A Journal of the British Diabetic Association. 2020. Gianatti EJ, Grossmann M.
The role of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the development of male obesity‐associated secondary hypogonadism. Clinical Endocrinology. 2013. Saboor Aftab SA, Kumar S, Barber TM.
