The British Society for Sexual Medicine Guidelines on Male Adult Testosterone Deficiency, with Statements for Practice

A practical guide to the assessment and management of testosterone deficiency in adult men

“…Testosterone therapy is appropriate for treating erectile dysfunction, 1,2,5 particularly at total testosterone levels <8nmol/L, 1 and for salvaging erectile dysfunction treatment failures with oral medication, particularly at total testosterone levels <10.4nmol/L 10 …”

“…Testosterone therapy reduces the need for more invasive and expensive, second‐ and third‐line erectile dysfunction treatments 1,12–14 …”

“…A full flowchart is show in Figure 2. Current testosterone therapy options are shown in Table 1 1,17,18 …”

“…BSSM Guidelines 2023. Diagnosing and managing testosterone deficiency in adult men 1 . Reproduced from Hackett G, Kirby M, Rees R, et al .…”

“…Testosterone deficiency is an increasingly common problem with significant health implications, but its diagnosis and management can be challenging. A multidisciplinary panel from the BSSM reviewed the available literature on testosterone deficiency and have provided evidence‐based statements for clinical practice, as an update to the previous 2017 version 1 …”