Diabetes is most important cause for mortality in COVID-19 hospitalized patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis

G Corona, A Pizzocaro, W Vena, G Rastrelli… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2021 - Springer
The presence of SARS-CoV-2 was officially documented in Europe at the end of February
2020. Despite many observations, the real impact of COVID-19 in the European Union (EU) …

European Association of Urology guidelines on sexual and reproductive health—2021 update: male sexual dysfunction

A Salonia, C Bettocchi, L Boeri, P Capogrosso… - European urology, 2021 - Elsevier
Context The present summary of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines is
based on the latest guidelines on male sexual health published in March 2021, with a last …

Low testosterone levels predict clinical adverse outcomes in SARS‐CoV‐2 pneumonia patients

G Rastrelli, V Di Stasi, F Inglese, M Beccaria… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The pandemic of new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to
coronavirus (CoV) 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has stressed the importance of effective diagnostic and …

Adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in men during testosterone treatment: an individual patient and aggregate data meta-analysis

J Hudson, M Cruickshank, R Quinton… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Testosterone is the standard treatment for male hypogonadism, but there is
uncertainty about its cardiovascular safety due to inconsistent findings. We aimed to provide …

Adult-and late-onset male hypogonadism: the clinical practice guidelines of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine (SIAMS) and the Italian Society of …

AM Isidori, A Aversa, A Calogero, A Ferlin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To provide the evidence-based recommendations on the role of testosterone (T) on
age-related symptoms and signs remains. Methods The Italian Society of Andrology and …

Andrological effects of SARS-Cov-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Corona, W Vena, A Pizzocaro, F Pallotti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The short-and long-term andrological effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) have not been clarified. Our aim is to evaluate the available evidence regarding possible …

Why does COVID‐19 kill more elderly men than women? Is there a role for testosterone?

V Papadopoulos, L Li, M Samplaski - Andrology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recent epidemiological data indicate that there may be a gender predisposition
to COVID‐19, with men predisposed to being most severely affected, and older men …

The role of testosterone in male sexual function

G Corona, M Maggi - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2022 - Springer
Sexual function, and testosterone (T) levels, progressively decline in aging men. Associated
morbidities and metabolic disorders can accelerate the phenomenon. The specific …

Testosterone, mood, behaviour and quality of life

M Zitzmann - Andrology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Testosterone plays a pivotal role in maintaining balance within the multi‐dimensional
psychological network of mood, behaviour, self‐perception and perceived quality of life in …

Androgen misuse and abuse

DJ Handelsman - Endocrine Reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Androgens are potent drugs requiring prescription for valid medical indications but are
misused for invalid, unproven, or off-label reasons as well as being abused without …