compensated testosterone deficiency (TD)
Last edited 05/2018
Compensated TD
Compensated, or subclinical, TD has been proposed as a genuine clinical subgroup of late-onset-TD:
- characterised by normal testosterone levels, but raised luteinising hormone (LH) levels, in older men. These patients should be carefully monitored, as they may go on to develop overt primary TD.1
Reference
- 1. Tajar A, Forti G, O'Neill TW, et al. Characteristics of secondary, primary, and compensated hypogonadism in aging men: evidence from the European Male Ageing Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010;95:1810-1818.