Expert panel conclusions on testosterone deficiency (TD)

[Youthful55guy]

Perhaps folks here are already aware of the October 2015 Expert Panel conclusions on TD, but it was new to me.

I ran across this recent article that recaps the conclusions from an October 1, 2015 expert panel on Testosterone Deficiency (TD) held in Prague. It's well worth your time to read. The panel consisted of 18 experts from 11 countries on 4 continents. Specialties included urology, endocrinology, internal medicine, diabetology, and basic science research. Experts were invited on the basis of extensive clinical experience with testosterone deficiency and its treatment and/or research experience.

Testosterone Deficiency and Treatment – the FACTS

The results of the panel were also published but, unfortunately, in a journal without Open Access, so all we have is the abstract unless you want to fork over the $54 for a PDF!

International expert consensus conference on testosterone deficiency and its treatment held in Prague, Czech Republic. - PubMed - NCBI

The goal of the panel was to separate fact from misinformation with regard to TD and its treatment. There were a number of topics covered, but the one I was most happy to see was that there was recognition that Free Testosterone should be measured and that SHBG is an important consideration for men who have symptoms of TD but have otherwise "normal" Total Testosterone levels. I'm one of those individuals with high SHBG and I was thrilled to see that a panel of experts now recognize that the symptoms weren't all in my head.

Anyone have a list of the 18 experts? I've been poking around the internet with no success?

[hammerheart]

Have you checked here? Morgentaler is among them.

Progesterone - underestimated hormone for men. Progesterone deficit in men: Is the problem real? and many other related issues.

Quite interesting.


Another congress will take place this year in Armenia:

About Congress - IX Международны й Конгресс ISSAM

[hammerheart]

Experts take strong stance on testosterone deficiency and treatment | EurekAlert! Science News

Other conference participants included Anthony Fox, MSc, MD, T. Hugh Jones, MD, Mario Maggi, MD, Stefan Arver, MD, Antonio Aversa, MD, Juliana C.N. Chan, MD, Adrian S. Dobs, MD, Geoffrey I. Hackett, MD, Wayne J. Hellstrom, MD, Peter Lim, MD, Bruno Lunenfeld, MD, George Mskhalaya, MD, Claude C. Schulman, MD, and Luiz O. Torres, MD.

A couple of Italians among them.. never heard of Aversa, but Maggi is a renowned endocrinologist.

[Youthful55guy]

Thanks! Just wondering who was on the panel.