Detection, Assessment and Management of Men with Androgen Deficiency in General Practice

Prof Bu Yeap

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Prof Bu Yeap

Endocrinologist; Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Professor, Medical School, University of Western Australia

Prof Bu Yeap

This article discusses the appropriate assessment and treatment for androgen deficiency in men.

Written by Prof Bu Beng Yeap MBBS FRACP PhD

Prof Bu Yeap is a Professor at the School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia and consultant endocrinologist at the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth. He has longstanding interests in the area of androgens and health during male ageing, and the clinical care of patients with endocrine disorders and diabetes. He has published extensively on the epidemiological associations of low testosterone with poorer health outcomes in older men. Dr Yeap co-authored the Endocrine Society of Australia’s Position Statement on the assessment and management of male hypogonadism.

Click here to download the full reference list and author’s competing interest statement.

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