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Editorial
. 2025 Nov;214(5):466-467.
doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004692. Epub 2025 Jul 24.

A New Framework for Testosterone Deficiency: Integrating Organ-Specific and Circadian Thresholds

Yu-Hsiang Lin  1 , Jau-Yuan Chen  2 , Chun-Te Wu  1
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Editorial

A New Framework for Testosterone Deficiency: Integrating Organ-Specific and Circadian Thresholds

Yu-Hsiang Lin et al. J Urol. 2025 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: androgen threshold; circadian rhythm; hypogonadism; organ-specific hormone sensitivity; testosterone deficiency.

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