E41: Hypogonadism vs Depression

We just had several episodes regarding antidepressant use that are unique to females, so today I will have one that will be unique to males. In this episode I will compare and contrast depression with hypogonadism. You will learn how to differentiate these two disorders which have extremely similar symptoms. I will also teach you how to work someone up appropriately for hypogonadism so that you can rule it out if you are suspicious. It would be silly to send someone to another practitioner to do the work up and then put your evaluation on hold for depression in the meantime, and treating someone with hypogonadism with antidepressants could actually make things worse! So let's learn how to differentiate the two diagnoses, do the work-up, and if you are bold, I will teach you how to treat and monitor hypogonadism as well. Low T has become so popular in society, so why not learn more about it?