Table 10.

Contraindications and precautions for testosterone replacement therapy (2)

Contraindications

Male breast cancer

Prostate cancer (known or suspected)

Known or suspected sensitivity to ingredients used in the testosterone delivery systems

Precautions

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); lower urinary tractsymptoms (LUTS)

Oedema in patients with preexisting cardiac, renal, or hepatic disease

Gynaecomastia

Precipitation or worsening of sleep apnoea

Azoospermia; testicular atrophy

Erythrocytosis