Male hypogonadism
Etiology
Hypogonadotropic (low or normal LH)
- Hypopituitarism, eg, pituitary adenoma
- Cushing's syndrome
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hemochromatosis
- Estrogen-secreting tumor (testicular, adrenal)
- Idiopathic
- GnRH agonist therapy, eg, leuprolide
- Drugs: alcohol, ketoconazole, spironolactone, marijuana, prior androgens, phenytoin, cimetidine, intrathecal opioids
- Anorexia nervosa
- Cirrhosis
- Serious illness or malnutrition
- Kallmann syndrome
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Male climacteric (andropause or male menopause)
- Klinefelter syndrome
- Orchitis, eg, mumps, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, leprosy
- Radiation therapy
- Cancer chemotherapy
- Autoimmune
- Uremia
- Testicular trauma or torsion
- Lymphoma
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Androgen insensitivity
- Idiopathic
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Male Hypogonadism." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114326/all/Male_hypogonadism.
Zeiger RFR. Male hypogonadism. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114326/all/Male_hypogonadism. Accessed December 10, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Male hypogonadism. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114326/all/Male_hypogonadism
Zeiger RFR. Male Hypogonadism [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 December 10]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114326/all/Male_hypogonadism.
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