Metabolic Syndrome Criteria and the Effect of Testosterone Treatment in Young Men With Hypogonadism

Phase 4 Study of About the Effect of Testosterone Treatment on the Components of Metabolic Syndrome

The study is designed to answer the following questions:

1. Is hypogonadism a cause for the metabolic syndrome ?
2. What is the effect of testosterone replacement on the metabolic parameters ?

This is a retrospective design, which is performed by investigating the registrations of patients with hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism between the years 2002-2009.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men
• Congenital hypogonadism
• Treatment Naive

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous history of androgen replacement
• Hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus