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Hypogonadism


Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Alternative Names:
Gonadotropin deficiency; Kallmann syndrome; Secondary hypogonadism
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Male hypogonadism
Types of testosterone therapy
Several types of testosterone therapy exist. Choosing a specific therapy depends on your preference of a particular delivery system, the side effects and the cost. Types include: ...
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Indication: replacement therapy in males for conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of endogenous testosterone: (1) primary hypogonadism (congenital or acquired)—testicular failure due to cryptorchidism, bilateral torsion, orchitis, ...
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This test is used to differentiate hypogonadism (ovary or testes) into primary hypogonadism (problem is with the ovary or testes) or secondary hypogonadism (problem is with the pituitary gland or the hypothalamus).
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Anorchia (absense of testes, or lack of function of testes)
Hypogonadism
Klinefelter's syndrome
Menopause
Ovarian failure (see Ovarian hypofunction)
Polycystic ovary disease
Precocious puberty
Turner's syndrome ...
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primary and secondary hypogonadism
turner's syndrome, seen in females with one missing X chromosome
Increased levels of progesterone are seen: ...
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Added text about chronic oral opioid administration and hypogonadism in cancer survivors.
Added Munarriz et al. as reference 15.
Added Fleming et al. as reference 20.
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Another recent review of common risk factors for both osteoporosis and coronary heart disease (increasing age, female sex, family history, smoking, alcohol abuse, premature menopause, female hypogonadism and lack of exercise) tabulates specific risk ...
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Failure of the sense of smell to develop is a key feature of a disorder called Kallmann syndrome (Kallmannn syndrome = anosmia + hypogonadism).
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History: The disease is named for the great Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi (1892-1979) who first described it. In 1927 Fanconi reported a family in which 3 brothers with slight stature, skin pigmentation and hypogonadism who had died in childhood ...
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diabetes, caused by abnormalities in the production or use of insulin in the body
hyperthyroidism, or a high level of thyroid hormones
hypothyroidism, or a low level of thyroid hormones
hypogonadism, or a low level of testosterone ...
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A lack of breast development may be secondary to congenital absence of glandular tissue, a systemic disorder, radiation therapy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, gonadal dysgenesis, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or rarely an intersex disorder or ...
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Alcohol intake should be quantified as this can have potentially significant effects if over 40 g of alcohol are ingested per day. Serum FSH levels may help determine if hypothalamic hypogonadism (low FSH) or testicular factors (high FSH) are the ...
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