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Figure 5. The effects of testosterone therapy on body composition, muscle strength, and sexual function in intervention trials. The point estimates and the associated 95% confidence intervals are shown. Panel A shows the effects of testosterone therapy on, grip strength, fat mass and lean body mass in a meta-analysis of randomized trials (data derived from Bhasin et al. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2(3):146-59; figure reproduced with permission from Spitzer et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2013;9(7):414-24). Panel B shows the effects of testosterone therapy on sexual function in a meta-analysis of randomized trials (figure adapted with permission from Ponce et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018;103(5):1745-54).