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Endocrine Laboratory Diagnosis

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The evaluation of serum levels of LH and FSH in combination with testosterone provides important information to pinpoint the localization of hypogonad-ism, which is then decisive for adequate therapy.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Nuovo Ospedale Civile S. Agostino-Estense, Via Giardini, Modena, 1355, I-41126, Italy

    Manuela Simoni

  2. Centre for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology of the University, Domagkstr. 11, Mönster, 48149, Germany

    Eberhard Nieschlag

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Simoni, M., Nieschlag, E. (2010). Endocrine Laboratory Diagnosis. In: Nieschlag, E., Behre, H.M., Nieschlag, S. (eds) Andrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78355-8_7

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