Self Assessment Questionnaires
The diagnosis of hypogonadism can be facilitated through the use of questionnaires such as the ADAM questionnaire (simple) or the AMS (Aging Males' Symptoms) rating scale (detailed).
Androgen Deficiency in the Ageing Male (ADAM) questionnaire (simple)
Ageing Male Symptoms (AMS) questionnaire (recommended)
The ADAM questionnaire is a 10 question yes/no checklist to a limited range of andropausal symptoms. It has limited use as a specific diagnostic tool, but rather gives an indication that testosterone deficiency is likely.
To take the ADAM questionnaire click here.
Far more specific and more highly recommended is the Ageing Males Symptoms (AMS) questionnaire. This is a 17 question self-rating symptoms based questionnaire with three key domains of assessment - mind (5 questions), body (7 questions) and sexual (5 questions). Responses to each question are assigned a rating 1-5 (none to extremely severe) and the total sum of all subscales provides a total score. Scores can range from a total low of 17 to a maximum of 85, with a complaint score measuring greater than 50 considered severe.
The AMS is well suited to assist in both the diagnosis of testosterone deficiency and for the monitoring of treatment in patients using testosterone replacement therapy.
To take the AMS questionnaire click here.
To evaluate the results of the AMS questionnaire click here