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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Endocrine glands
Endocrine glands
Pituitary hormone
Pituitary hormones
The pituitary gland
Alternative Names

Gonadotropin deficiency; Kallmann syndrome; Secondary hypogonadism


Symptoms
  • lack of development at puberty, incomplete development or significant delay of pubertal development
  • prepubertal testicular size in adolescence
  • absence of secondary sexual development (for example, pubic, facial, and underarm hair)
  • short stature may be associated with some forms of hypogonadism
  • anosmia (inability to smell)

Signs and tests
  • levels of various hormones in the blood
  • GnRH stimulation test (measuring hormone levels after stimulation by injected hormones)
  • MRI of the head


Review Date: 01/18/2006
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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