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Endocrine System Diseases > Gonadal Disorders > Hypogonadism

Preferred term

Hypogonadism  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism
  • Hypogonadism, Hypergonadotropic
  • Hypogonadism, Hypogonadotropic
  • Hypogonadism, Isolated Hypogonadotropic
  • Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

Note

  • for male or female; do not routinely interpret hypogonadism in male as EUNUCHISM: use terminology of author

Scope note

  • Condition resulting from deficient gonadal functions, such as GAMETOGENESIS and the production of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES. It is characterized by delay in GROWTH, germ cell maturation, and development of secondary sex characteristics. Hypogonadism can be due to a deficiency of GONADOTROPINS (hypogonadotropic hypogonadism) or due to primary gonadal failure (hypergonadotropic hypogonadism).

History note

  • 1966

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007006

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