What Are the Specific Diagnostic Steps before Initiating Testosterone Therapy?
A comprehensive diagnostic process for testosterone therapy involves detailed symptom assessment, physical examination, and precise laboratory evaluations of total and free testosterone, LH, FSH, prolactin, estradiol, PSA, and hematocrit to confirm deficiency and identify its cause.
∞ Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
∞ Sertoli Cells
∞ Hematocrit