Discordance Between Online Information and Male Hypogonadism Clinical Guidelines: A Global Multilingual Content Analysis
We identify serious and frequent breaches of advertising law and regulations by clinics around the world offering testosterone treatment, with the potential to cause harm to men. We recommend enforcement of existing laws by national regulators to address this widespread public health challenge and align patient expectations with clinical guidelines for the safe treatment of men.
Authors
- Fares Kayali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0896-4715)
- Nipun Lakshitha de Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-3659)
- Waljit S. Dhillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-4316)
- Channa Nalin Jayasena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2578-8223)
- Oliver Quinton
- Mathis Grossmann
- Isuru Lakmith Gamage
- Bonnie Grant
- Maha Gumssani
Institutions
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (LK)
- Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
- Austin Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaf689
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29