Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Symptomatic hypogonadism is frequent and associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. Hypogonadism is often treated with testosterone replacement. In a recent meta-analysis on adverse events in randomised placebo controlled testosterone replacement trials (RPCT), no differences between testosterone or placebo/non-intervention groups with regards to cardiovascular events or risk factors was observed. Conversely, a contemporary RPCT in elderly immobile pa...