| REVIEW ARTICLE |
|
| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 31
| Issue : 2 | Page : 89-93 |
|
|
Hypogonadism and renal failure: An update
Nannan Thirumavalavan1, Nathan A Wilken2, Ranjith Ramasamy2
1 Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
2 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy
One Baylor Plaza, N 730, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
USA
 Source of Support: RR is an NIH K12 Scholar supported by a Male Reproductive
Health Research Career (MHRH) Development Physician-Scientist Award
(HD073917-01) from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD) Program., Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.154297
Clinical trial registration PGI/IEC/19/2009
|
|
|
The prevalence of both hypogonadism and renal failure is increasing. Hypogonadism in men with renal failure carries with it significant morbidity, including anemia and premature cardiovascular disease. It remains unclear whether testosterone therapy can affect the morbidity and mortality associated with renal failure. As such, in this review, we sought to evaluate the current literature addressing hypogonadism and testosterone replacement, specifically in men with renal failure. The articles chosen for this review were selected by performing a broad search using Pubmed, Embase and Scopus including the terms hypogonadism and renal failure from 1990 to the present. This review is based on both primary sources as well as review articles. Hypogonadism in renal failure has a multifactorial etiology, including co-morbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, old age and obesity. Renal failure can lead to decreased luteinizing hormone production and decreased prolactin clearance that could impair testosterone production. Given the increasing prevalence of hypogonadism and the potential morbidity associated with hypogonadism in men with renal failure, careful evaluation of serum testosterone would be valuable. Testosterone replacement therapy should be considered in men with symptomatic hypogonadism and renal failure, and may ameliorate some of the morbidity associated with renal failure. Patients with all stages of renal disease are at an increased risk of hypogonadism that could be associated with significant morbidity. Testosterone replacement therapy may reduce some of the morbidity of renal failure, although it carries risk. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
