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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Hypogonadism, Male
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (Low testosterone with normal or low LH), Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (Testicular Failure with high LH), Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, Imaging Studies, Diagnostic Procedures, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Complications, Prognosis, References,
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Topics Discussed: male hypogonadism.
Excerpt: | |  Causes (Table 26–14) can be primary (failure to enter puberty by age 14) or acquired
Causes of acquired hypogonadotropic hypogonadism include | | – Pituitary or hypothalamic tumors – Granulomatous diseases – Lymphocytic hypophysitis – Cushing syndrome – Adrenal insufficiency – Thyroid hormone excess or deficiency – Hemochromatosis – Estrogen-secreting tumor (testicular, adrenal) – Chronic illness or malnourishment – Kallmann syndrome – Idiopathic or associated with normal aging or obesity |
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