VGstockstudio/ShutterstockA French study of men living with well-controlled HIV identified risk factors for low testosterone. It found that being aged over 43, use of efavirenz as treatment, having a higher percentage of body fat or a nadir CD4 count of less than 200 were all linked to lower levels of testosterone. Using these risk factors, it may be possible to improve early diagnosis of low testosterone and provide replacement treatment, to avoid problems with bones, mental health and sex.
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