When to suspect hypogonadism in a patient with erectile dysfunction?

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Pablo Knoblovits
Published: 2022-03-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/revhospitalbaires.v42i1.143
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hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, testosterone, metabolic syndrome

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Hypogoandism should always be suspected in a patient with erectile sexual dysfunction and mainly when there is: decreased sexual fantasies, decreased libido and/or spontaneous erections and the diagnosis of a metabolic disorder (obesity, MS or type 2 diabetes mellitus). Older age is also a risk factor for low testosterone.

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2022): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Knoblovits P. When to suspect hypogonadism in a patient with erectile dysfunction?. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 31 [cited 2026 Jul. 26];42(1):p. 44-45. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/143

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