The Natural History of Symptomatic Androgen Deficiency in Men: Onset, Progression, and Spontaneous Remission

OBJECTIVES: To describe the onset, progression, and remission of symptomatic androgen deficiency (SAD) using longitudinal data from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS).

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