Does Testosterone Therapy Improve Patient-Reported Outcomes in Age-Related Testosterone Deficient Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

The testosterone pellet implantation will be performed 2 weeks before surgery. The dose is determined by baseline levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in the following manner: If SHBG \> 60nmol/L implant 5 Testosterone Compounded 200mg (total 1000mgs testosterone). If SHBG 41-59 nmol/L implant 4 Testosterone Compounded 200mg (total 800mgs testosterone). If SHBG \<40 nmol/L implant 3 Testosterone Compounded 200mg (total 600mgs testosterone).

For the sham procedure no pellets will be implanted.