"Low T" redirects here. It is not to be confused with LOWT or T Low. Hypogonadism Other names Interrupted stage 1 puberty Specialty Endocrinology Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads—the testes or the ovaries—that may result in diminished production of sex…
Most common diseases
Hypogonadism
MALE HYPOGONADISM 2. [slideshare.net]
Male hypogonadism is a condition in which the body doesn't produce enough of the sex hormone testosterone. [kumc.edu]
How does my doctor tell if I have male hypogonadism? How is male hypogonadism treated? What is male hypogonadism? [dartmouth-hitchcock.org]
Klinefelter Syndrome
Male Hypogonadism. p. 367. CrossRef Google Scholar Amory, John K. and Bremner, William J. 2017. Male Hypogonadism. p. 187. [doi.org]
Affected males carry an additional X chromosome, which results in male hypogonadism, androgen deficiency, and impaired spermatogenesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common genetic form of male hypogonadism, but overt phenotype becomes evident only after puberty. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Hemochromatosis
Table 5 compares the hypogonadal males to the nonhypogonadal males. [academic.oup.com]
CASE PRESENTATION: A young Serbian male presenting with end-stage heart failure was referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
• Loss of period (premature stoppage of menstruation) • Loss of interest in sex • Depression • Impotence • Hair loss (other than “normal” male balding) • Skin color changes [irondisorders.org]
Testicular Disease
Diabetes is a major contributor to male infertility. Also low testosterone (male hypogonadism) and other hormonal problems are common in infertile men. [edenfertilitycenters.com]
Kallmann Syndrome
Causes Male hypogonadism means the testicles don't produce enough of the male sex hormone testosterone. There are two basic types of hypogonadism: Primary. [mayoclinic.org]
Male hypogonadism that occur secondary to hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction is known as hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). [dnatesting.uchicago.edu]
Swerdloff, Hypogonadism and Male Sexual Function, Pituitary Disorders, (179-192), (2013). [doi.org]
Cryptorchidism
Male hypogonadism: an extended classification based on a developmental, endocrine physiology-based approach. Andrology. 2013; 1:3-16. 18. [revistas.uis.edu.co]
[…] of hypogonadism and a harbinger of adult reproductive dysfunction ( Grumbach 2005 ; Main et al. 2000, 2006b ; Suomi et al. 2006 ). [doi.org]
In the first months of life the hypothalamus–pituitary–gonadal axis in male infants is briefly activated, and this period is thought to be a useful diagnostic window for signs [doi.org]
Luteinizing Hormone Deficiency
LH mediated high intra-testicular testosterone is essential for postnatal male sexual maturation and spermatogenesis. [endocrine-abstracts.org]
Male hypogonadism due to a mutation in the gene for the beta-subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone. N Engl J Med. 1998 Jun 11. 338(24):1729-32. [Medline]. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Mortality associated with anorexia has been reported to be as high as 15%. [18, 19] Males with delayed puberty secondary to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism are treated with [emedicine.medscape.com]
Bjornstad Syndrome
Underdevelopment of the ovaries of affected females or the testes of affected males (hypogonadism) has occurred in association with Björnstad syndrome. [rarediseases.org]
Affected male members were fertile, thus excluding the possibility of hypogonadism, which is characteristic of Crandall syndrome. [doi.org]
All affected males were short in stature and had lean bodies (height, 156.3 4.5 cm; weight, 40.3 4.5 kg) as compared with the normal males of the family (height, 176 5 cm [doi.org]
Anorchia
Gynecomastia How can you classify male hypogonadism into 3 types? memorize this 1. [quizlet.com]
Subsequent chapters deal with male sexual precocity; "fertile eunuchism" (Leydig cells reduced in number and size with preserved spermatogenesis); male idiopathic hypogonadism [books.google.com]
Discussions on the current methods for the diagnosis and treatment of male hypogonadism, male infertility and male sexual dysfunction follow, with detailed descriptions of [books.google.ro]
Panhypopituitarism
hypogonadism, and estradiol for female hypogonadism (usually with a progestogen to inhibit unwanted effects on the uterus). [en.wikipedia.org]
[…] indirectly by administering the products of the effector glands: hydrocortisone (cortisol) for adrenal insufficiency, levothyroxine for hypothyroidism, testosterone for male [en.wikipedia.org]