In a study, most symptomatic hypogonadal men treated with Natesto, a short-acting 4.5% nasal testosterone gel, attained normal testosterone levels at 6 months while preserving sperm counts.
Jatenzo® (testosterone undecanoate; Clarus Therapeutics), an oral testosterone replacement therapy, is now available for the treatment of hypogonadism.
The American College of Physicians has issued a set of recommendations to clarify the potential benefits and harms of testosterone therapy in men with age-related low testosterone.
More men with long-term opioid use are screened for low testosterone than men taking opioids for a short period of time; however, given the known link between opioid use and low testosterone, these rates were still lower than expected.
The increased opioid use has been associated with a rising incidence of opioid-induced endocrinopathy, most commonly in the form of androgen deficiency.
Long-term treatment with testosterone undecanoate was associated with reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with hypogonadism and type 2 diabetes.
In a subanalysis, researchers discovered that testosterone deficiency was common in men with a sustained virologic response after being treated for hepatitis C.
Testosterone replacement therapy prevents further bone loss at the lumbar and femoral levels in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, but it does not reliably elevate bone mineral density out of the osteopenic/osteoporotic range.