Late-onset hypogonadism has also experienced changes in the names of "partial androgen deficiency syndrome in middle-aged and elderly men", "male climacteric syndrome" and "adult interstitial cell failure". With the acceleration of the aging process of the population in China, the incidence of late-onset hypogonadism in men is increasing year by year, which has become another major factor affecting the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly men, which is enough to attract the attention of the medical community and society. Both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have their own views on this disease. We can understand the disease from different angles, so as to serve the clinical results. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, this paper analyzes the related problems of late-onset hypogonadism from three aspects: the historical frontier of traditional Chinese medicine, the etiology and pathogenesis of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, so as to provide reference for clinical practice.

Xin Kong, Hongxia Su. Treatment of Late-onset Hypogonadism with Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine. Frontiers in Medical Science Research (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 2: 61-67. https://doi.org/10.25236/FMSR.2024.060211.

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