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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 625434, 20 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/625434
Review Article

Hypogonadism in the Aging Male Diagnosis, Potential Benefits, and Risks of Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Prasanth N. Surampudi, Christina Wang, and Ronald Swerdloff

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Harbor UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Institute, Torrance, CA 90509, USA

Received 5 October 2011; Revised 4 December 2011; Accepted 7 December 2011

Academic Editor: Ana Claudia Latronico

Copyright © 2012 Prasanth N. Surampudi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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