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Update on late - onset hypogonadism (LOH) or ADAM: treatment
Rev Assoc Med B ras 2014; 60(6):506-507 507
Answers to clinical scenario: late-onset
hypogonadism (LOH) or ADAM: Diagnosis
[published in RAMB 2014; 60(5)]
1. The main signs and symptoms involved in late-
-onset male hypogonadism include the following,
except:
Anxiety. (Alternative B)
2. On the main instruments used in the definition
and diagnostic assessment of male aging, we can-
not affirm that:
The use of the three instruments makes the diagno-
sis of HMT through functional and biochemical cri-
teria unnecessary. (Alternative D)
3. What is the role of the serum and free testosterone
(BAT) levels in the diagnosis of late-onset hypo-
gonadism?
TT (total testosterone) would not be the ideal meas-
ure to assess late-onset hypogonadism. (Alternative C)
4. Tests to be requested before the start of hormone
replacement therapy (ART) include the following,
except:
Evaluation of renal function. (Alternative D)
5. How should prostate cancer be monitored?
Ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy. (Alternative A)