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Comparing and Contrasting Relative Androgen Deficiency and Subclinical Hypogonadism Subclinical Hypogonadism and Relative Androgen Deficiency are conditions characterized by low testosterone levels, yet they differ significantly in their clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment approaches. There is a good deal of confusion in the medical community between these two conditions as traditionally, general practitioners steer clear of dealing with hormone therapy, however there is a new trend of specialists focusing on these patients due to the importance of having optimized testosterone levels and the impact that it has on overall health and wellness. Often, we receive calls from men who want to get tested and treated with TRT because their primary care doctors ignored their pleas for help and minimized the patients concerns over their hormone levels. We hear that physicians will often tell patients that their levels are still within “normal testosterone ranges for men” and they...

Relative Androgen Deficiency in Men and How to Treat Low Testosterone. Relative androgen deficiency  refers to a condition where there is a lower level of  androgens  (male sex hormones, such as  testosterone ) than what is considered optimal for an individual's age and physiological needs, but not necessarily a complete deficiency. This condition can occur in both men and women, although it is more commonly discussed in the context of aging men. Often, we have patients who come to us because their primary care physician will not consider TRT for reasons like, “Your testosterone levels are within  normal ranges .” or “Declining testosterone levels are normal for your age.”   Some physicians will only treat patients if their levels fall well below traditionally low hormone ranges, but this doesn’t take into consideration the variations between individual patients as well as their potential for  symptom resolution  when starting hormone rep...