Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is often associated with male hypogonadism. The role of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in T2DM has not been completely clarified. To systematically analyse the relationship between androgen levels and T2DM by reviewing and meta-analyzing available prospective and cross-sectional studies. In addition, a specific meta-analysis on the metabolic effects of TRT in available randomised clinical trials (RCTs) was also performed.</...