Urologic evaluation before treatment is indicated when baseline prostate specific antigen (PSA) is ≥4 ng/mL (3 ng/mL for those at increased risk of prostate cancer, such as African-Americans and men ...

For those who need it—men who have low levels of testosterone with symptoms such as low energy, a low libido, and depression, ...

Total testosterone represents the sum of free, or bioavailable, testosterone and a more sizeable proportion bound to sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and albumin. Total testosterone readings may ...

Prognostic Significance of NPM1 Mutations in the Absence of FLT3–Internal Tandem Duplication in Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A SWOG and UK National Cancer Research Institute/Medical ...

Genetics play a role in low testosterone for some men, but underlying causes vary widely. Many genes influence testosterone ...

Post radical prostatectomy (RP) PSA outcomes following 6 vs 18 months of perioperative androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in men with localized high risk prostate cancer (LHRPC): Results of Part 2 of ...

Androgen is a male sex steroid hormone that exerts important physiological functions leading to masculine characteristics, maturation of reproductive systems, and bone metabolism. The major ...

Androgens can drive prostate cancer growth, thus providing the rationale for using deprivation of androgens as a first line of treatment for prostate cancer. Unfortunately, prostate cancer cells adapt ...

What is androgen deprivation therapy? Alicia Morgans, M.D., MPH: Androgen deprivation therapy, sometimes called ADT or hormonal therapy, is a way of treating prostate cancer that is used pretty ...