Are We Testing Appropriately for Low Testosterone?: Characterization of Tested Men and Compliance with Current Guidelines

The rate of testosterone testing is increasing with most testing practices directed toward a subset of men with comorbidities that are associated with hypogonadism. Compliance of physicians obtaining early morning serum testosterone levels is low. Further education of practitioners is required to appropriately test patients for hypogonadism. Malik RD, Lapin B, Wang CE, Lakeman JC, and Helfand BT. Are we testing appropriately for low testosterone?: Characterization of tested men and compliance with current guidelines. J Sex Med 2015;12:66-75.