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Should testosterone replacement be stopped in elderly men who suffered acute stroke even when testosterone levels have been stably in the low-to-mid normal range?

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Would you stop testosterone replacement therapy in an elderly male with hypogonadism and testosterone levels stably at goal who recently suffered an acute stroke?

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Endocrinology · MGH
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Recent data are reassuring with regard to the cardiovascular safety of physiologic testosterone replacement in older men. The TRAVERSE study of 5,246 men 45 to 80 years of age who had preexisting or a high risk of cardiovascular disease and were randomly assigned to a testosterone gel or placebo sho...

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