ANDROGENS: Edited by David HandelsmanThe efficacy, safety and ethics of the use of testosterone-suppressing agents in the management of sex offendingKhan, Omera; Mashru, Ashab Author Information aChadwick Lodge, Milton Keynes bThe Wells Road Center, Nottingham, UK Correspondence to Dr Omer Khan, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Chadwick Lodge, Milton Keynes, MK6 5LF, UK. Tel: +44 1908 608 600; e-mail: [email protected] Current Opinion in Endocrinology & Diabetes and Obesity: June 2016 - Volume 23 - Issue 3 - p 271-278 doi: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000257 Buy Metrics Abstract Purpose of review The use of endocrine medications to reduce sexual offending recidivism is established and may involve clinicians from diverse specialities. The present review aims to outline relevant background information and note a Medical Ethics framework upon which to facilitate decision-making. Recent findings There have been several systematic reviews in recent years. A number of problems with research in the area of the medical treatment of sex offenders have been highlighted. There remains scope for improvement in the research to answer a number of relevant clinical issues. Nonetheless, some very useful indicators of relevance to clinical practice have emerged. Summary The use of medication to manage the risk of sex offending in males is appropriate under the right circumstances. These include, for example, hypersexuality with sexual deviance and psychological-treatment interfering sexual preoccupation. Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.