Diseases

Hypogonadism

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).

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Abstract

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).

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5 entry terms
  • Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism
  • Hypogonadism, Isolated Hypogonadotropic
  • Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
  • Hypogonadism, Hypergonadotropic
  • Hypogonadism, Hypogonadotropic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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History Note

1966

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WK 900

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypogonadism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007006. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007006
  2. Hypogonadism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypogonadism
  3. Hypogonadism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q938107