Long-term testosterone gel (AndroGel) treatment maintains beneficial effects on sexual function and mood, lean and fat mass, and bone mineral density in hypogonadal men.

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Published in J Clin Endocrinol Metab on May 01, 2004

Authors

Christina Wang1, Glenn Cunningham, Adrian Dobs, Ali Iranmanesh, Alvin M Matsumoto, Peter J Snyder, Thomas Weber, Nancy Berman, Laura Hull, Ronald S Swerdloff

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Medicine/Pediatrics, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center and Research and Education Institute, Torrance, California 90509, USA. wang@gcrc.rei.edu

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