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ea0065p191 | Metabolism and Obesity | SFEBES2019

Male testosterone levels and laboratory practice: a need for a standardised approach to measurement and reporting

Livingston Mark , Downie Paul , Hackett Geoffrey , Marrington Rachel , Heald Adrian , Ramachandran Sudarshan

Background: Diagnosis and treatment guidelines of men with adult-onset testosterone deficiency (TD) were published by the British Society for Sexual Medicine (2017). Laboratory practice has a major role in supporting these with accurate and precise total testosterone (TT) methods and standardised pre- and post-analytical protocols.Objective: Our study investigated whether laboratory practice supported management guidelines of adult-onset TD.<p class=...