Testosterone, diabetes mellitus, and the metabolic syndrome.

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Richard F Spark,Richard F Spark,

Metabolic syndrome is characterized by insulin insensitivity, central obesity dyslipidemia, and hypertension. It is recognized as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in men; by the time metabolic syndrome is diagnosed, however, most men already have entrenched cardiovascular disease. A reliable early warning sign is needed to alert physicians to those at risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Low serum testosterone level has emerged as a reliable prognosticator of metabolic syndrome in men whose testosterone deficiency is genetic (Klinefelter syndrome), iatrogenic following surgery for testicular cancer, pharmacologically induced by gonadotropin-releasing hormone during prostate cancer treatment, or a natural consequence of aging. One third of men with type 2 diabetes mellitus are now recognized as testosterone deficient. Emerging evidence suggests that testosterone therapy may be able to reverse some aspects of metabolic syndrome.

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Current urology reports

VOLUME: 8

Page Numbers: 467-71

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ISSN: 1534-6285

DAY: 28

MONTH: Nov

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. rspark@bidmc.harvard.edu

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