Reproductive endocrinology

Standardising the biochemical confirmation of adult male hypogonadism: A joint position statement by the Society for Endocrinology and Association of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)Published Joint position statement

Methodological detailsWorking group reviewed published evidence and agreed standardised reporting guidance to augment total testosterone reports
  • Working group reviewed published evidence and agreed standardised reporting guidance to augment total testosterone reports

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Evidence-based guidance on appropriate blood sampling, clinical action limits, and other major factors likely to affect interpretation of results

  2. Approaches for assay harmonisation, successful in some but not all healthcare systems, are discussed

Original publication

Standardising the biochemical confirmation of adult male hypogonadism: A joint position statement by the Society for Endocrinology and Association of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). Published 1 July 2023. doi:10.1111/cen.14929

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