Rise in private testosterone prescribing risks overtreatment and more strain on the NHS
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- News-Medical·4h agoRapid growth in private testosterone prescribing raises safety concerns
The rapid expansion of private testosterone prescribing risks extending treatment beyond men with clearly defined need to people with non-specific symptoms and borderline test results, for whom the balance of benefit and long term risk are less certain, warn experts in The BMJ…
Read at News-Medical → - Medical Xpress·9h agoRise in private testosterone prescribing risks overtreatment and more strain on the NHS
The rapid expansion of private testosterone prescribing risks extending treatment beyond men with clearly defined need to people with nonspecific symptoms and borderline test results, for whom the balance of benefit and long-term risk is less certain, warn experts in The BMJ.
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